Disclosed are androgenic steroids of the (14&bgr;,17&agr;)-17-(hydroxymethyl) type. The invention relates to an improvement hereof, which is based on the presence of a &x3B2;-oriented, annellated cyclopropyl group which includes carbon atoms 16 and 17 of the steroid skeleton, i.e. a 16,17&bgr;-methylene moiety. These steroids show an unexpectedly high androgenic potency.
本发明公开了(14&bgr;,17&agr;)-17-(羟甲基)型雄激素类
固醇。本发明涉及对这种类
固醇的改进,改进的基础是存在一个&x3B2;取向的环丙基,环丙基包括类
固醇骨架的碳原子 16 和 17,即一个 16,17&bgr;-亚甲基。这些类
固醇具有意想不到的高雄激素效力。