Identification of 5alpha-androst-1-ene-3beta,17beta-diol in the fat of Sus scrofa L.: a "nutritional supplement" not found previously in the food supply

Stephen J McGregor; Andrew J Erickson

doi:10.1021/np0302798

Identification of 5alpha-androst-1-ene-3beta,17beta-diol in the fat of Sus scrofa L.: a "nutritional supplement" not found previously in the food supply

J Nat Prod. 2003 Sep;66(9):1147-8. doi: 10.1021/np0302798.

Authors

Stephen J McGregor¹, Andrew J Erickson

Affiliation

¹ Office of Nutraceutical Research and Education, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, USA. stephen.mcgregor@emich.edu

PMID: 14510586
DOI: 10.1021/np0302798

Abstract

5alpha-Androst-1-ene-3beta,17beta-diol (1) was detected in extracts from fat of Sus scrofa L. (pig) by comparison with the commercially available synthetic compound, using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. This observation is unprecedented because 1 is currently sold as a nutritional supplement, yet has not been previously reported as naturally occurring in the food supply.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Androstenediol* / chemistry
Androstenediol* / isolation & purification
Androstenediol* / metabolism
Animals
Dietary Supplements*
Food Supply
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Lipids / chemistry*
Molecular Structure
Swine

Substances

Lipids
Androstenediol