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5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one
androst-16-en-3-one, (5a)-

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Name:10,13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
CAS Number: 18339-16-7Picture of molecule3D/inchi
ECHA EINECS - REACH Pre-Reg:242-220-1
FDA UNII: BWD3D5941J
MDL:MFCD00010479
XlogP3-AA:4.90 (est)
Molecular Weight:272.43136000
Formula:C19 H28 O
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Physical Properties:
Appearance:white solid (est)
Assay: 97.00 to 100.00
Food Chemicals Codex Listed: No
Melting Point: 140.00 to 145.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point: 371.00 to 372.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point: 316.00 °F. TCC ( 157.78 °C. )
logP (o/w): 5.568 (est)
Soluble in:
 alcohol
 water, 3.159 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
Insoluble in:
 water
 
Organoleptic Properties:
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Most important hazard(s):
None - None found.
S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children.
S 23 - Do not breath vapour.
S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes.
 
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Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:
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Dermal Toxicity:
Not determined
Inhalation Toxicity:
Not determined
 
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fragrance agents
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Recommendation for 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one flavor usage levels up to:
 not for flavor use.
 
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10,13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
Chemidplus:0018339167
 
References:
 10,13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
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Canada Domestic Sub. List:18339-16-7
Pubchem (cid):86705
Pubchem (sid):135044287
 
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Export Tariff Code:2937.99.8050
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Synonyms:
 androst-16-en-3-one
5a-androst-16-en-3-one
 androst-16-en-3-one, (5a)-
10,13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
 

Articles:

PubMed:Responsiveness of human neonates to the odor of 5α-androst-16-en-3-one: a behavioral paradox?
PubMed:Development of an analytical approach for identification and quantification of 5-α-androst-16-en-3-one in human milk.
PubMed:Measurement of boar taint in porcine fat using a high-throughput gas chromatography-mass spectrometry protocol.
PubMed:RNA deep sequencing reveals novel candidate genes and polymorphisms in boar testis and liver tissues with divergent androstenone levels.
PubMed:Use of gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric techniques in studies of androst-16-ene and androgen biosynthesis in human testis; cytosolic specific binding of 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one.
PubMed:Estimation of the odorous steroid, 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one, in human saliva.
PubMed:A note on the metabolism of 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one in the young boar in vivo.
PubMed:Axillary 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one, cholesterol and squalene in men; preliminary evidence for 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one being a product of bacterial action.
PubMed:Aerosolized 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one reduced agonistic behavior and temporarily improved performance of growing pigs.
PubMed:Axillary 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one in men and women: relationships with olfactory acuity to odorous 16-androstenes.
PubMed:On the existence of receptors to the pheromonal steroid, 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one, in porcine nasal epithelium.
PubMed:Human (Homo sapiens) responses to the pig (Sus scrofa) sex pheromone 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one.
PubMed:Studies on the receptors to 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one and 5alpha-androst-16-en-3alpha-ol in sow nasal mucosa.
PubMed:Studies on 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one binding to porcine serum, plasma and testicular cytosolic fraction and to human serum.
PubMed:Binding of 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one to glycoproteins of porcine olfactory tissue.
PubMed:The 'boar taint' steroid 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one: an immunisation trial.
PubMed:The validation and use of a radioimmunoassay for 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one in human axillary collections.
PubMed:Binding of the pheromonal steroid, 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one, to membrane-enriched fractions of boar and rat olfactory epithelium; preliminary evidence for binding protein being a glycoprotein.
PubMed:Binding of 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one to pig olfactory tissue.
PubMed:[Synthesis of mammalian pheromone 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one and 5 alpha-Androst-16-en-3 alpha-ol].
PubMed:Effect of season upon 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one (boar taint) concentrations in the subcutaneous fat of commercial weight boars.
PubMed:Effects of live weight and processing on the sensory traits, androstenedione concentration and 5-alpha-androst-16-en-3-one (androstenone) concentration in boar meat.
PubMed:An improved microtitre enzyme immunoassay to measure the boar taint steroid 5α-androst-16-en-3-one in blood plasma of pigs.
PubMed:Male subjects who could not perceive the pheromone 5a-androst-16-en-3-one, produced similar orbitofrontal changes on PET compared with perceptible phenylethyl alcohol (rose).
PubMed:Effect of 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one on oxytocin release in oestrous sows.
PubMed:A radioimmunoassay for 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one in porcine adipose tissue.
PubMed:Studies on the metabolism of 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one in boar tests in vivo.
PubMed:Development and validation of a UHPLC-HR-Orbitrap-MS method for the simultaneous determination of androstenone, skatole and indole in porcine meat and meat products.
PubMed:The suppressive effect of apricot kernel extract on 5alpha-Androst-16-en-3-one generated by microbial metabolism.
PubMed:Diurnal rhythm of 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one and testosterone in peripheral plasma of boars.
PubMed:Development of a candidate reference method for the simultaneous quantitation of the boar taint compounds androstenone, 3α-androstenol, 3β-androstenol, skatole, and indole in pig fat by means of stable isotope dilution analysis-headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
PubMed:The search for human pheromones: the lost decades and the necessity of returning to first principles.
PubMed:Fatty acid composition of subcutaneous adipose tissue from entire male pigs with extremely divergent levels of boar taint compounds--an exploratory study.
PubMed:Pre-slaughter conditions influence skatole and androstenone in adipose tissue of boars.
PubMed:Asian low-androstenone haplotype on pig chromosome 6 does not unfavorably affect production and reproduction traits.
PubMed:How olfactory acuity affects the sensory assessment of boar fat: a proposal for quantification.
PubMed:Analysis of the genetics of boar taint reveals both single SNPs and regional effects.
PubMed:Quantitative determination of the boar taint substance 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one in fat.
PubMed:Proceedings: Studies on the receptors to the odoriferous steroid, 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one, in sow nasal epithelium.
PubMed:Determination of 5 -androst-16-en-3-one, a boar taint steroid in pigs, with reference to relationships to testosterone.
PubMed:Isolation and identification of 3 -hydroxy-5 -androst-16-ene and 5 -androst-16-en-3-one from procine adipose tissue.
PubMed:Human olfactory responses to 5-alpha-androst-16-en-3-one--principal component of boar taint.
PubMed:The biosynthesis of 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one from progesterone by boar testis homogenate.
PubMed:[Relationships between concentrations of testosterone and the boar taint steroid 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one in blood and adipose tissue; histometric finding in the testes of swine].
PubMed:Development of a radioimmunoassay for 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one in pig peripheral plasma.
PubMed:[Radioimmunoassay of 5-alpha-androst-16-en-3-one, steroid responsible for boar odor, in the adipose tissue of swine].
PubMed:Proceedings: Studies on the metabolism of the odoriferous ketones, 5alpha-androst-16-en-3-one and androsta-4,16-dien-3-one, by the nasal epithelium of the mature and immature sow.
PubMed:On the relationship between an Asian haplotype on chromosome 6 that reduces androstenone levels in boars and the differential expression of SULT2A1 in the testis.
PubMed:The effect of short-term exposure to the volatile steroid androstenone on the behavior and hormonal status in male mice.
PubMed:Genetic relationship between boar taint compounds, human nose scores, and reproduction traits in pigs.
PubMed:Learning to smell: repeated exposure increases sensitivity to androstenone, a major component of boar taint.
PubMed:Genetic parameters for androstenone and skatole as indicators of boar taint and their relationship to production and litter size traits in Danish Landrace.
PubMed:Consumer perception of boar meat as affected by labelling information, malodorous compounds and sensitivity to androstenone.
PubMed:In vivo effect confirmation of anti-androgenic compounds in sediment contact tests with Potamopyrgus antipodarum.
PubMed:Steroid hormones, boar taint compounds, and reproductive organs in pigs according to the delay between immunocastration and slaughter.
PubMed:A single nucleotide polymorphism in the CYP2E1 gene promoter affects skatole content in backfat of boars of two commercial Duroc-sired crossbred populations.
PubMed:Consumer studies on sensory acceptability of boar taint: a review.
PubMed:Predicting the likelihood of developing boar taint: early physical indicators in entire male pigs.
PubMed:Pleasantness of the odor of androstenone as a function of sexual intercourse experience in women and men.
PubMed:Molecular characterization of the porcine TEAD3 (TEF-5) gene: examination of a promoter mutation as the causal mutation of a quantitative trait loci affecting the androstenone level in boar fat.
PubMed:Heck reactions of steroidal alkenyl iodides.
PubMed:16-unsaturated C 19 3-oxo steroids as metabolic intermediates in boar testis.
PubMed:Capillary gas chromatography with chemical ionization negative ion mass spectrometry in the identification of odorous steroids formed in metabolic studies of the sulphates of androsterone, DHA and 5alpha-androst-16-en-3beta-ol with human axillary bacterial isolates.
PubMed:Large scale genome-wide association and LDLA mapping study identifies QTLs for boar taint and related sex steroids.
PubMed:The sensitivity of Flemish citizens to androstenone: influence of gender, age, location and smoking habits.
PubMed:Boar taint detection using parasitoid biosensors.
PubMed:Purification, cloning and characterisation of odorant- and pheromone-binding proteins from pig nasal epithelium.
PubMed:GC-MS studies of 16-androstenes and other C19 steroids in human semen.
PubMed:Changes in sensitivity to the odor of androstenone during adolescence.
PubMed:Reduction of pig agonistic behavior by androstenone.
PubMed:Factors affecting the pheromone composition of voided boar saliva.
PubMed:Quantitative determination of androstenone in pig adipose tissue.
PubMed:Seasonal changes of steroid concentrations in seminal plasma of a European wild boar.
PubMed:Immunization of pigs against the boar taint steroid androstenone.
PubMed:Absence of HLA association or linkage for variations in sensitivity to the odor of androstenone.
PubMed:Development and validation of a method for simultaneous analysis of the boar taint compounds indole, skatole and androstenone in pig fat using liquid chromatography-multiple mass spectrometry.
PubMed:Differential responses to odorant analogs after recovery from nerve transection.
PubMed:Positive relationship between menstrual synchrony and ability to smell 5alpha-androst-16-en-3alpha-ol.
PubMed:Enhanced sensitivity to androstenone following regular exposure to pemenone.
PubMed:Individual differences in the perceived intensity and quality of specific odors following self- and cross-adaptation.
PubMed:Ability to perceive androstenone can be acquired by ostensibly anosmic people.
PubMed:Evidence for aggression-modulating pheromones in prepuberal pigs.
PubMed:Comparative rates of formation, in vivo, of 16-androstenes, testosterone and androstenedione in boar testis.
PubMed:Ability to smell androstenone is genetically determined.
PubMed:Simultaneous quantification of five odorous steroids (16-androstenes) in the axillary hair of men.
PubMed:Steroidal alkenylphosphonates via palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions.
PubMed:The isolation, purification and some properties of pheromaxein, the pheromonal steroid-binding protein, in porcine submaxillary glands and saliva.
PubMed:Examination of testicular gene expression patterns in Yorkshire pigs with high and low levels of boar taint.
PubMed:The role of porcine cytochrome b5A and cytochrome b5B in the regulation of cytochrome P45017A1 activities.
PubMed:The effect of a c.-8G>T polymorphism on the expression of cytochrome b5A and boar taint in pigs.
PubMed:Regulation of CYP2A6 protein expression by skatole, indole, and testicular steroids in primary cultured pig hepatocytes.
PubMed:Genetic variation in a human odorant receptor alters odour perception.
PubMed:Olfactory sensitivity through the course of psychosis: Relationships to olfactory identification, symptomatology and the schizophrenia odour.
PubMed:Olfactory responsiveness to two odorous steroids in three species of nonhuman primates.
PubMed:Testicular sulfoconjugation of the 16-androstene steroids by hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase: its effect on the concentrations of 5alpha-androstenone in plasma and fat of the mature domestic boar.
PubMed:Concordant preferences for opposite-sex signals? Human pheromones and facial characteristics.
PubMed:Synthesis of steroidal diacyl hydrazines and their 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives.
PubMed:Relationship between metabolism of androstenone and skatole in intact male pigs.
PubMed:Effects of treating young boars with a GnRH depot formulation on endocrine functions, testis size, boar taint, carcass composition and muscular structure.
PubMed:Pemenone and androstenone do not cross-adapt reciprocally.
PubMed:Semantic-free scaling of odor quality.
PubMed:Rapid high-performance liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous determination of androstenone, skatole and indole in back fat from pigs.
PubMed:Pregnenolone metabolism in testicular homogenates of macaques (Macaca fascicularis): some effects of relaxin and freezing.
PubMed:The effects of immunization against luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone on performance, sexual development, and levels of boar taint-related compounds in intact male pigs.
PubMed:Immunological approaches to fertility regulation in domestic livestock.
PubMed:Induction of olfactory receptor sensitivity in mice.
PubMed:Life span changes in the verbal categorization of odors.
PubMed:Evidence for genetic determination in human twins of olfactory thresholds for a standard odorant.
PubMed:Metabolism of androstenedione and 11-ketotestosterone in the kidney of the three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus.
PubMed:Applications of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the study of androgen and odorous 16-androstene metabolism by human axillary bacteria.
PubMed:Smelling better. Smell-blindness "cure" may point to olfactory mechanism.
PubMed:Sex differences in response to the odor of alpha androstenone.
PubMed:Conversion of 5 alpha-pregnane-3,20-dione, 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one and 3 beta-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one to delta 16-C19 steroids by the reconstituted delta 16-C19-steroid synthetase system.
PubMed:Odor thresholds of the C(19)-Δ(16)-steroids responsible for boar odor in pork.
PubMed:Evaluation of the contribution of skatole, indole, androstenone and androstenols to boar-taint in back fat of pigs by HPLC and capillary gas chromatography (CGC).
PubMed:Effects of age and live weight on fat 5 alpha-androstenone levels in young boars fed two planes of nutrition.
PubMed:Transformation of steroids by axillary coryneform bacteria.
PubMed:Murine aggression induced by a boar chemosignal: a stimulus presentation dependency.
PubMed:[Active immunization of male pigs against gonadoliberin: effect on the secretion of gonadotropic hormones and on 5 alpha-androst-16-ene-one levels in adipose tissue].
PubMed:Biosynthesis of androgens and pheromonal steroids in neonatal porcine testicular preparations.
PubMed:Relationships between fat and plasma androstenone and plasma testosterone in fatty and lean young boars following castration.
PubMed:Volatile components of the occipital gland secretion of the bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus).
PubMed:[Radioimmunoassay for the determination of boar pheromone delta 16-androsterone plasma levels in boars, sows and hogs as well as studies of the correlation between boar pheromone concentrations in plasma and adipose tissue].
PubMed:[Trials to eliminate the sex odor of growing boars through active immunization with an androstenone-protein conjugate].
PubMed:The boar-pheromone steroid identified in vegetables.
PubMed:Androgen metabolism by rat epididymis. Metabolic conversion of 3H 5alpha-androstane-3alpha,17beta-diol, in vitro.
PubMed:Ligand specificity and evolution of liver X receptors.
PubMed:Gene expression profiles in testis of pigs with extreme high and low levels of androstenone.
PubMed:The influence of boar pheromones on the vasoreactivity of the facial superficial veins in ovariectomized and estradiol-treated pubertal gilts.
PubMed:Interpersonal defensiveness and diminished perceptual acuity for the odor of a putative pheromone: androstenone.
PubMed:The influence of boar pheromones on the contractile reactivity of the isolated superficial veins of the nose and face in ovariectomized prepubertal gilts and in gilts during sexual maturation.
PubMed:The influence of male pheromones on the contractile reactivity of the isolated superficial veins of the nose and face during the estrous cycle in gilts.
PubMed:Age-related variation of plasma concentrations of skatole, androstenone, testosterone, oestradiol-17 beta, oestrone sulphate, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, triiodothyronine and IGF-1 in six entire male pigs.
PubMed:Characterisation of androstenone metabolism in pig liver microsomes.
PubMed:Monitoring androstenone levels in boars by direct immunochemical analysis of serum samples.
PubMed:Gender-specific induction of enhanced sensitivity to odors.
PubMed:Synthetic musks in environmental samples: indicator compounds with relevant properties for environmental monitoring.
PubMed:Social effects and boar taint: significance for production of slaughter boars (Sus scrofa).
PubMed:Sensitivity to androstenone in female subjects is associated with an altered brain response to male body odor.
PubMed:Lipocalins of boar salivary glands binding odours and pheromones.
PubMed:[Interspecies effect of the boar sex pheromone: effect on the status of the female cattle sex cycle].
PubMed:Steroid metabolism by rabbit olfactory-specific P450 2G1.
PubMed:Efficient immunocastration of male piglets by immunoneutralization of GnRH using a new GnRH-like peptide.
PubMed:Comparison of 16-androstene steroid concentrations in sterile apocrine sweat and axillary secretions: interconversions of 16-androstenes by the axillary microflora--a mechanism for axillary odour production in man?
PubMed:Biosynthesis of 16-androstene steroids and testosterone by porcine testis tissue in vitro: effect of age and relationships with fat 5 alpha-androstenone levels in vivo.
PubMed:16-Ene-steroids in the human testis.
PubMed:Olfactory sensitivity to androstenone in schizophrenic patients.
PubMed:[Receptors of boar sex pheromones in the sow nasal cavity].
PubMed:[The boar taint substance, 16-androstenone: radioimmunoassay of adipose tissue following semi-micro saponification].
PubMed:Testosterone metabolism by isolated human axillary Corynebacterium spp.: a gas-chromatographic mass-spectrometric study.
PubMed:Photoperiodic influences on reproduction of domestic boars. I. Light influences on testicular steroids in peripheral blood plasma and seminal plasma.
PubMed:Olfactory acuity to a pheromonal substance and psychotic illness.
PubMed:Sexual dimorphism involving steroidal pheromones and their binding protein in the submaxillary salivary gland of the Göttingen miniature pig.
PubMed:Transformations of C21 and C19 steroids in porcine ovarian preparations and the chromatographic separation of the metabolites.
PubMed:Seasonal effect on steroids in blood plasma and seminal plasma of boars.
PubMed:Relationships between fat and plasma androstenone and plasma testosterone in fatty and lean young boars during growth and after hCG stimulation.
PubMed:[Electrophysiological study of sex pheromone reception in the boar, Sus scrofa].
PubMed:Relationship between androstenone content in fat, intensity of boar taint and size of accessory sex glands in boars.
PubMed:5alpha-Androstenone concentrations in sow plasma during the estrous cycle.
PubMed:Diurnal variations in peripheral plasma levels of testosterone, androstenone and cortisol in boars.
PubMed:Androgen metabolism by rat epididymis. 5. Metabolic conversion and nuclear binding after injection of 5alpha-androstane-3alpha, 17beta-diol, in vivo.
PubMed:Studies on the biosynthesis in vivo and excretion of 16-unsaturated C 19 steroids in the boar.
PubMed:Uptake and metabolism of androgens by bovine spermatozoa.
 
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boar taint steroid. Androgen metabolite which causes ``boar taint'' in pigmeat products
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