17α-Estradiol
Catalog #:
AG0031| AG0031-10mg | USD39.0 |
Synonyms: 3,17α-Dihydroxy-1,3,5(10)-estratriene, Epiestradiol, 17α-E2
IUPAC Name:
1,3,5(10)-Estratriene-3,17α-diol
Functional Activity:
The stereoisomer of β-estradiol which is a weak endogenous estrogen receptor agonist. It is distinguished from 17β-estradiol only by the stereochemistry of the carbon atom 17. Contrary to 17β-estradiol, 17α-estradiol has no estrogen activity. It is used together with 17β-estradiol to study estrogen/estrogen receptor function.
