The molecule is an androstanoid that is dehydroepiandrosterone carrying an additional hydroxy substituent at the 7alpha-position. It has a role as an estrogen, an anti-inflammatory agent, an antioxidant, a rat metabolite and a human xenobiotic metabolite. It is a 17-oxo steroid, a 3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid, an androstanoid and a 7alpha-hydroxy steroid. It derives from a dehydroepiandrosterone.
(3S,7S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-3,7-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-one