16α-Hydroxy-DHEA


16α-Hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone is an endogenous metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone. Both 16α-OH-DHEA and its 3β-sulfate ester, 16α-OH-DHEA-S, are intermediates in the biosynthesis of estriol from dehydroepiandrosterone. 16α-OH-DHEA has estrogenic activity.