Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry

11th Edition

ISBN: 9781285869759

Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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17-14 Following are structural formulas for two steroid hormones.

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(a) Name the functional groups in each.

(b) Mark all stereocenters in each hormone and state how many stereoisomers are possible for each.

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17-14 Following are structural formulas for two steroid hormones. (a) Name the functional groups in each. (b) Mark all stereocenters in each hormone and state how many stereoisomers are possible for each.

Solution Summary: The author explains that the biologically active steroid structure has four rings where the molecules of the organic compound are configured in a specific manner.

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