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Ketosteroid

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Ketosteroid
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A ketosteroid, or an oxosteroid, is a steroid in which a hydrogen atom has been replaced with a ketone (C=O) group.

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Steroid skeleton. Carbons 18 and above can be absent.
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Androstenedione
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Androsterone
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Estrone

A 17-ketosteroid is a ketosteroid in which the ketone is located specifically at the C17 position (in the upper right corner of most structure diagrams).

Examples of 17-ketosteroids include:

17-Ketosteroids are endogenous steroid hormones.

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