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"17-Ketosteroid II" Isolated from Urine; its Reaction with Hydrochloric Acid

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IN an earlier communication1 we announced the isolation of a new 17-ketosteroid in the urine of a girl with adenoma of the adrenal cortex. This compound, which we designated "17-ketosteroid II", is converted in presence of HCl into a mixture of C19H27OCl and dehydro-iso-androsterone. We have now studied this reaction in more detail.

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DINGEMANSE, E., HUIS IN 'T VELD, L. & HARTOGH-KATZ, S. "17-Ketosteroid II" Isolated from Urine; its Reaction with Hydrochloric Acid. Nature 162, 492–493 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162492a0

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