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Androsterone

CAS 53-41-8

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

209904-46-1 · 1050677-75-2

Androsterone chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Androsterone in plain language

What it is

Also known as 3alpha-Hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-one · (3.ALPHA.,5.ALPHA.)-3-HYDROXYANDROSTAN-17-ONE · (3alpha,5alpha)-3-hydroxyandrostan-17-one · (3α,5α)-3-Hydroxyandrostan-17-one · 3-Epihydroxyetioallocholan-17-one · 3.ALPHA.-HYDROXY-17-ANDROSTANONE

Show all 25 names

3.ALPHA.-HYDROXY-5.ALPHA.-ANDROSTAN-17-ONE · 3alpha-Hydroxy-17-androstanone · 3alpha-Hydroxyetioallocholan-17-one · 3α-Hydroxy-17-androstanone · 3α-Hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one · 3α-Hydroxy-5α-androstane-17-one · 3α-Hydroxyetioallocholan-17-one · 3α-hydroxy-5αandrostan-17-one · 3α-hydroxy5α-androstan-17-one · 5 alpha Androstan 3 alpha ol 17 one · 5a-Androstan-3a-ol-17-one · 5alpha-Androstane-3alpha-ol-17-one · 5alpha-Androsterone · Androkinine · Androstan-17-one, 3-hydroxy-, (3alpha,5alpha)- · Androstan-17-one, 3-hydroxy-, (3α,5α)- · Androtine · Atromide ICI · cis-androsterone

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Androsterone yet.

Recorded functional uses: Pharmaceutical

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Androsterone appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 3 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 3 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Androsterone yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated May 2015

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-03-01

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Androsterone in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

3

Typical roles

Pharmaceutical
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