A straightforward chemical synthesis of 17-ketosteroids by cleavage of the C-17-dihydroxy acetone side chain in corticosteroids

Steroids

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-142

  Le Pera, Adolfo ^a   Leggio, Antonella ^a   Siciliano, Carlo ^a   Di Gioia, Maria L ^a   Napoli, Anna ^a   Sindona, Giovanni ^a   Liguori, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

11 Hydroxy pregn 4 ene 3,17 dione; 17 Ketosteroids; 4 Androstene 3,11,17 trione; 4 Androstene 3,17 dione; C 17 Dihydroxy acetone side chain cleavage; Corticosteroids

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYANDROSTENEDIONE; 17 OXOSTEROID; ADRENOSTERONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIHYDROXYACETONE; DIOXANE; METHOXIDE SODIUM; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DEGRADATION; HORMONE STRUCTURE; OXIDATION; PURIFICATION; STEROIDOGENESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037326040     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-128X(02)00173-3     Document Type: Article

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