17α-Epiestriol

17α-Epiestriol, or simply 17-epiestriol, also known as 16α-hydroxy-17α-estradiol or estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,16α,17α-triol, is a minor and weak endogenous estrogen, and the 17α-epimer of estriol (which is 16α-hydroxy-17β-estradiol). It is formed from 16α-hydroxyestrone. In contrast to other endogenous estrogens like estradiol, 17α-epiestriol is a selective agonist of the ERβ. It is described as a relatively weak estrogen, which is in accordance with its relatively low affinity for the ERα. 17α-Epiestriol has been found to be approximately 400-fold more potent than estradiol in inhibiting tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα)-induced vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) expression in vitro.

Relative affinities (%) of 17α-epiestriol and related steroids
CompoundPRTooltip Progesterone receptorARTooltip Androgen receptorERTooltip Estrogen receptorGRTooltip Glucocorticoid receptorMRTooltip Mineralocorticoid receptorSHBGTooltip Sex hormone-binding globulinCBGTooltip Corticosteroid binding globulin
Estradiol2.67.91000.60.138.7<0.1
Alfatradiol<1<115<1<1 ? ?
Estriol<1<115<1<1 ? ?
16β-Epiestriol<1<120<1<1 ? ?
17α-Epiestriol<1<131<1<1 ? ?
Values are percentages (%). Reference ligands (100%) were progesterone for the PRTooltip progesterone receptor, testosterone for the ARTooltip androgen receptor, E2 for the ERTooltip estrogen receptor, DEXATooltip dexamethasone for the GRTooltip glucocorticoid receptor, aldosterone for the MRTooltip mineralocorticoid receptor, DHTTooltip dihydrotestosterone for SHBGTooltip sex hormone-binding globulin, and cortisol for CBGTooltip Corticosteroid-binding globulin.
17α-Epiestriol
Names
IUPAC name
Estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,16α,17α-triol
Systematic IUPAC name
(1S,2R,3aS,3bR,9bS,11aS)-11a-Methyl-2,3,3a,3b,4,5,9b,10,11,11a-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-1,2,7-triol
Other names
17-Epiestriol; 16α-Hydroxy-17α-estradiol; 3,16α,17α-Trihydroxy-1,3,5(10)-estratriene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
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DrugBank
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C18H24O3/c1-18-7-6-13-12-5-3-11(19)8-10(12)2-4-14(13)15(18)9-16(20)17(18)21/h3,5,8,13-17,19-21H,2,4,6-7,9H2,1H3/t13-,14-,15+,16-,17-,18+/m1/s1
    Key: PROQIPRRNZUXQM-PNVOZDDCSA-N
SMILES
  • CC12CCC3C(C1CC(C2O)O)CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O
Properties
C18H24O3
Molar mass 288.38136 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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