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17-(3-pyridyl)-5,16-androstadien-3beta-acetate

under Androstadienes
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More on Androstadienes Definition: Derivatives of the steroid androstane having two double bonds at any site in any of the rings.     
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
17-(3-pyridyl)-5,16-androstadien-3beta-acetate [ CB 7630,CB-7630,CB7630,abiraterone acetate ]
  a steroidal inhibitor of cytochrome P450(17alpha)/C17-20 lyase; structure given in first source 		154229-18-2 Androsta-5,16-dien-3-ol, 17-(3-pyridinyl)-, acetate (ester), (3beta)  *Androstadienes J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 1994 Sep;50(5-6):267-73 ZYTIGA

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