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Dehydroepiandrosterone White raw ananbolic steroids DHEA CAS 53-43-0
What is dehydroepiandrosterone?
Dehydroepiandrosterone is a precursor hormone which means it has little biological effect on its own, but has powerful effects when converted into other hormones such as testosterone and oestradiol. Dehydroepiandrosterone is produced from cholesterol mainly by the outer layer of the adrenal glands, known as the adrenal cortex, although it is also made by the testes and ovaries in small amounts. It circulates in the blood, mainly attached to sulphur as dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate which prevents the hormone being broken down. In women, dehydroepiandrosterone is an important source of oestrogens in the body: it provides about 75% of oestrogens before the menopause, and 100% of oestrogens in the body after menopause.
Dehydroepiandrosterone production increases from around nine or ten years of age, peaks during the 20s and gradually decreases into old age. Dehydroepiandrosterone is also produced in small amounts by the brain, although its precise role there is not clear.
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CAS 53-43-0
MF C19H28O2
MW 288.42
EINECS 200-175-5
Product Categories Pharmaceutical Intermediates;Steroids;17-Ketosteroids;Biochemistry;Hydroxyketosteroids;Nutritional Supplements;Intermediates & Fine Chemicals;Pharmaceuticals;Steroid and Hormone;API
mp 149-151 °C(lit.)
alpha 12 º (c=2, ethanol 96% 25 ºC)
storage temp. Hormones
Chemical Properties white fine crystalline powder
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