The molecule is a 17alpha-hydroxy-C21-steroid that is cortisol in which the 20-oxo group has been reduced to a hydroxy group. It is a metabolite of cortisol identified in the urine of horses and humans, and its urinary excretion is increased in obesity. It has a role as a human urinary metabolite and a mammalian metabolite. It is a 21-hydroxy steroid, a 3-oxo-Delta(4) steroid, a 20-hydroxy steroid, an 11beta-hydroxy steroid and a 17alpha-hydroxy-C21-steroid. It derives from a cortisol.
(8S,9S,10R,11S,13S,14S,17R)-17-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-11,17-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one