Pregnenolone

1) Cat. No.: TRC-P712200; 2) Chemical Name: Pregnenolone; 3) CAS No.: 145-13-1; 4) Mol. Formula: C21H32O2; 5) Mol. Weight: 316.48; 6) Packing Size: 100mg / 1g; 7) Appearence: White Solid; 8) Application Notes: Pregnenolone is a steroid hormone involved in the steroidogenesis of progesterone, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens, and estrogens. As such it is a prohormone. Pregnenolone is a GABAA antagonist and increases neurogenesis in the hippocampus. It is a modulator of cytochrome P 450-3A. ; 9) Synonym: (3β)-3-Hydroxy-pregn-5-en-20-one; (3β)-3-Hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one; 5-Pregnenolone; Arthenolone; Bina-Skin; Enelone; NSC 1616; Pregnolon; Prenolon; Regnosone; Skinostelon; ; 10) Solubility: Chlorform, Ethanol; 11) Storage condition: Refrigerator; 12) References: Bjondahl, K., et al.: Med. Biol., 54, 454 (1976), Geick, A., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 276, 14581 (2001), Johnson, D., et al.: Toxicol. Sci., 66, 16 (2002), Abe, C., et al.: Lipids, 42, 637 (2007),