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| Trivial name | Systematic steroid name |
|---|---|
| Aldosterone | 18,11-hemiacetal of 11β,21-dihydroxy-3,20-dioxopregn-4-en-18-al or 11β,18-epoxy-18-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione |
| Androsterone | 3α-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one |
| Brassinolide | (22R,23R)-2α,3α,22,23-tetrahydroxy-6,7-seco-5α-cmpestano-6,7-lactone |
| Calcidiol | (5Z,7E)-(3S)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene-3,25-diol |
| Calciol = cholecalciferol | (5Z,7E)-(3S)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-trien-3-ol |
| Calcitriol | (5Z,7E)-(1S,3R)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene-1,3,25-triol |
| Cholesterol | cholest-5-en-3β-ol |
| Cholic acid | 3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid |
| Corticosterone | 11β,21-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione |
| Cortisol | 11β,17,21-trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione |
| Cortisol acetate | 21-O-acetylcortisol |
| Cortisone | 17,21-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,11,20-trione |
| Cortisone acetate | 21-O-acetylcortisone |
| Deoxycorticosterone | 21-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione (i.e. the 11-deoxy derivative of corticosterone) |
| Ecdysone | (22R)-2β,3β,14α,22,25-pentahydroxy-5β-cholest-7-en-6-one |
| Ercalciol = ergocalciferol | (5Z,7E,22E)-(3S)-9,10-secoergosta-5,7,10(19),22-tetren-3-ol |
| Ergosterol | (22E)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3β-ol |
| Estradiol-17α | estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17α-diol |
| Estradiol-17β | estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol |
| Estriol | estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,16α,17β-triol |
| Estrone | 3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-one |
| Lanosterol | lanosta-8,24-dien-3β-ol |
| Lithocholic acid | 3α-hydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid |
| Progesterone | pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione |
| Pseudotigogenin | (25R)-5α-furost-20(22)-ene-3β,26-diol |
| Sarsasapogenin | (25S)-5β-spirostan-3β-ol |
| Smilagenin | (25R)-5β-spirostan-3β-ol |
| Testosterone | 17β-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one |
| Tigogenin | (25R)-5α-spirostan-3β-ol |