Isolation and characterisation of a C18 neutral steroid, oestra-5(10),7-diene-3,17-diol, from pregnant mare urine and allantoic fluid. Facile oxidation to yield oestra-5(10),6,8-triene-3,17-diol (diol of Heard's ketone)

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 33-43

  Marshall, D E ^a   Mortishire Smith, R J ^b   Houghton, E ^a   Gower, D B ^c  

^a Horseracing Forensic Laboratory Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GC MS; He ard's ketone; NMR; Oestra 5(10),6,8 triene 3,17 diol; Oestra 5(10),7 diene 3,17 diol

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; KETONE; STEROID;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORSE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PREGNANCY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ALLANTOIS; ANIMAL; ARTIFACTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORSES; HYDROGENATION; ISOMERISM; KETONES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PREGNANCY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; STEROIDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0033784012     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(00)00086-8     Document Type: Article

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