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androstadienedione

androstadienedione noun: the prohormone androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione ((8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-10,13-dimethyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-dione).

Noun

androstadienedione (uncountable)

  1. The prohormone androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione ((8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-10,13-dimethyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-dione)
    • Although there are many microorganisms of different taxa, which are able to convert cholesterol or phytosterols to androstenedione, androstadienedione or other C19-steroids, the efficient microbial conversion of these substrates to pregnenolone has not been described so far.2015 July 29, Adrian Gerber et al., “Functionalized PHB granules provide the basis for the efficient side-chain cleavage of cholesterol and analogs in recombinant Bacillus megaterium”, in Microbial...

Questions about androstadienedione

What does androstadienedione mean?
Androstadienedione means the prohormone androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione ((8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-10,13-dimethyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-dione).
What part of speech is androstadienedione?
Androstadienedione is a noun.

Words near androstadienedione in the dictionary

  1. androsporangia
  2. androsporangium
  3. androspore
  4. androspores
  5. androstadiene
  6. androstadienedione
  7. androstadienes
  8. androstadienone
  9. androstadienones
  10. androstane
  11. androstanediol

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