Synthesis and identification of twelve A-ring reduced 6 alpha- and 6 beta-hydroxylated compounds derived from 11-deoxycortisol, corticosterone and 11-dehydrocorticosterone.
The synthesis and identification of 12 A-ring reduced 6 alpha-(and 6 beta-)hydroxylated compounds derived from 11-deoxycortisol (S), corticosterone (B) and 11-dehydrocorticosterone (A) are reported here. These steroids were prepared in two steps from the corresponding 6 6 alpha-(and 6 beta-)hydroxy-4-pregnene-3-ones. Selective reduction of the 4,5 double bond yielded 12 6 alpha-(and 6 beta)hydroxy-5 alpha-(and 5 beta)pregnane-3,20-diones. Enzymatic reduction of these compounds with NADH and 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase yielded the corresponding tetrahydro steroids. The steroids were characterized by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC and GC/MS) and in part by 1H-NMR. 6 beta OH-THS and 6 beta OH-5 alpha THS were identified by 1H-NMR. The structures of the two precursors, i.e. 6 beta OH-5 beta DHS and 6 beta OH-5 alpha DHS were confirmed by 1H-NMR using two-dimensional spectra. 6 alpha OH-THS was identified by comparing its HPLC, GC and MS data with those of the steroid obtained by enzymatic oxidation of the standard reference steroid 6 alpha OH-20 beta HHS to the corresponding 20-ketosteroid. The other steroids, e.g. 6 alpha OH-THB and 6 alpha OH-5 alpha THB were identified by using the proved sequence of elution of each of the epimer pairs on the normal phase HPLC column (5 alpha < 5 beta), and by the reversed order of elution of the same epimer pair as the methoxime-trimethylsilyl ethers on the GC column (5 alpha > 5 beta) and by the mass spectra, with the exception of 6 beta OH-THA.
Kraan
G P
GP
Department of Paediatrics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Hartstra
J
J
Wolthers
B G
BG
van der Molen
J C
JC
Nagel
G T
GT
Drayer
N M
NM
Zijlstra
R W
RW
Kruizinga
W H
WH
D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism; D045002:3-alpha-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (B-Specific); D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry*; D003350:Cortodoxone / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006900:Hydroxylation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013256:Steroids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
D013256:Steroids; D009243:NAD; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D045002:3-alpha-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (B-Specific); C003552:11-dehydrocorticosterone; D003345:Corticosterone; D003350:Cortodoxone