The molecule is a 20-oxo steroid that is pregnenolone carrying an additional hydroxy substituent at the 7alpha-position. It has a role as a rat metabolite, a marine metabolite, a nootropic agent and a dopaminergic agent. It is a 20-oxo steroid, a 3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid, a C21-steroid and a 7alpha-hydroxy steroid. It derives from a pregnenolone.
1-[(3S,7S,8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-3,7-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]ethanone