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brassinolide

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More on Steroids, Heterocyclic Definition: Steroidal compounds in which one or more carbon atoms in the steroid ring system have been substituted with non-carbon atoms.      Other names Heterocyclic Steroids
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
brassinolide [ 24-epibrassinolide,2alpha,3alpha,22alpha,23alpha-tetrahydroxy-24alpha-methyl-B-homo-7-oxa-5alpha-cholestan-6-one,brassinolide, (2alpha,3alpha,5alpha,22S,23S)-isomer,brassinolide, (2alpha,3alpha,5alpha.22R,23R)-isomer ]
  plant growth promoting steroidal lactone from rape pollen; RN given refers to (2alpha,3alpha,5alpha,22R,23R,24S)-isomer; structure in first source 		72962-43-7 B-Homo-7-oxaergostan-6-one, 2,3,22,23-tetrahydroxy-, (2alpha,3alpha,5alpha,22R,23R,24S)  *Steroids, Heterocyclic *Brassinosteroids
Pharma Action Plant Growth Regulators 		Steroids 1981;38(5):567

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