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                                                                Synonyms: 3α,5α-tetrahydroprogesterone | 3α,5α-THP | allopregnanolone | SAGE-547 | SAGE547 | Zulresso®
                                 5α-pregnan-3α-ol-20-one is an approved drug (FDA (2019)) Compound class: 
                                                            Metabolite
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: This steroidal compound behaves as a neuroactive agent with anti-depressant activity in mood disorders [2-3]. Pharmacologically it is a positive allosteric modulator of GABAA receptors.
                                    
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| Classification  | |
| Compound class | Metabolite | 
| Approved drug? | Yes. US FDA (2019) | 
| IUPAC Name  | 
| 1-[(3R,5S,8R,9S,10S,13S,14S,17S)-3-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]ethanone | 
| International Nonproprietary Names  | |
| INN number | INN | 
| 10446 | brexanolone | 
| Synonyms  | 
| 3α,5α-tetrahydroprogesterone | 3α,5α-THP | allopregnanolone | SAGE-547 | SAGE547 | Zulresso® | 
| Database Links  | |
| CAS Registry No. | 516-54-1 (source: Scifinder) | 
| ChEBI | CHEBI:50169 | 
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL207538 | 
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 178100930 | 
| LIPID MAPS | LMST02030130 | 
| PubChem CID | 92786 | 
| RCSB PDB Ligand | Y4B | 
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | AURFZBICLPNKBZ-SYBPFIFISA-N | 
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | AURFZBICLPNKBZ | 
| Search PubMed clinical trials | brexanolone | 
| Search PubMed titles | brexanolone | 
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | brexanolone | 
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| Wikipedia | Allopregnanolone |