title: Steroids: partial synthesis in medicinal chemistry.
abstract: This article reviews the progress in the chemistry of the steroids that was published between January and December 2005. The reactions and partial synthesis of estrogens, androgens, pregnanes, bile acid derivatives, cholestanes and vitamin D analogues are covered. There are 139 references.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Brighton, Sussex BN1 9QJ, UK.
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hanson
mesh_terms: D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D002384:Catalysis; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D013256:Steroids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D013256:Steroids; D014807:Vitamin D