Spirostan
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Spirostan is a defined parent hydride in the nomenclature of steroids.[1] It is characterised by a bicyclic side chain containing a ketone spiro acetal group. In the spirostan structure, the configurations of carbons 5 and 25 is not defined, and so must be specified for each derivative. Spirostan steroids include:
| C-5 | C-25 | |
|---|---|---|
| sarsasapogenin | β | S |
| smilagenin | β | R |
| tigogenin | α | R |
| disogenin | Δ5 | R |
References
- ↑ Revised Section F: Natural Products and Related Compounds (IUPAC Recommendations 1999). Pure Appl. Chem., 71 (4), 587–643. DOI: 10.1351/pac199971040587.
