Pregnenolone

Name: Pregnenolone
SKU: P7023
Availability: InStock

Product ID P7023

Cas No. 145-13-1

Purity ≥98%

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Pregnenolone is the endogenous precursor to all steroid hormones; it exhibits neuromodulatory, cognition enhancing, and antipsychotic activities. Pregnenolone decreases the negative symptoms of schizophrenia and increases attention and working memory performance in schizophrenic subjects. Pregnenolone sulfate acts as a positive allosteric NMDA receptor potentiator and a negative allosteric GABA-A receptor potentiator. Additionally, pregnenolone sulfate activates transient receptor potential melanostatin (TRPM3) channels, increasing Ca2+ influx and insulin secretion in islet cells.

Product Info

Cas No.	145-13-1
Purity	≥98%
Formula	C₂₁H₃₂O₂
Formula Wt.	316.48
Chemical Name	(3β)-3-Hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one
IUPAC Name	1-[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-3-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11, 12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]ethanone
Melting Point	193°C
Solubility	Sparingly soluble in water. Soluble in ethyl acetate (1:1), acetone (0.006g/mL) and ethanol (.010g/mL).
Appearance	White Crystal Powder

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Store Temp	Ambient
Ship Temp	Ambient

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References

Kostakis E, Smith C, Jang MK, et al. The neuroactive steroid pregnenolone sulfate stimulates trafficking of functional N-methyl D-aspartate receptors to the cell surface via a noncanonical, G protein, and Ca2+-dependent mechanism. Mol Pharmacol. 2013 Aug;84(2):261-74. PMID: 23716622.

Marx CE, Bradford DW, Hamer RM, et al. Pregnenolone as a novel therapeutic candidate in schizophrenia: emerging preclinical and clinical evidence. Neuroscience. 2011 Sep 15;191:78-90. PMID: 21756978.

Wagner TF, Loch S, Lambert S, et al. Transient receptor potential M3 channels are ionotropic steroid receptors in pancreatic beta cells. Nat Cell Biol. 2008 Dec;10(12):1421-30. PMID: 18978782.

Majewska MD, Mienville JM, Vicini S. Neurosteroid pregnenolone sulfate antagonizes electrophysiological responses to GABA in neurons. Neurosci Lett. 1988 Aug 1;90(3):279-84. PMID: 3138576.