<dl class="inner-dl"><dt class="col-md-4 col-sm-5" id="description">Description</dt><dd class="col-md-8 col-sm-7">This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as spironolactones and derivatives. These are steroid lactones with a structure based on the spironolactone skeleton.</dd><dt class="col-md-4 col-sm-5" id="kingdom">Kingdom</dt><dd class="col-md-8 col-sm-7"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Compounds that contain at least one carbon atom, excluding isocyanide/cyanide and their non-hydrocarbyl derivatives, thiophosgene, carbon diselenide, carbon monosulfide, carbon disulfide, carbon subsulfide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, Carbon suboxide, and dicarbon monoxide." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0000000" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Organic compounds</a></dd><dt class="col-md-4 col-sm-5" id="super-class">Super Class</dt><dd class="col-md-8 col-sm-7"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Fatty acids and their derivatives, and substances related biosynthetically or functionally to these compounds." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0000012" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Lipids and lipid-like molecules</a></dd><dt class="col-md-4 col-sm-5" id="class">Class</dt><dd class="col-md-8 col-sm-7"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Compounds based on the cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene carbon skeleton, partially or completely hydrogenated; there are usually methyl groups at C-10 and C-13, and often an alkyl group at C-17. By extension, one or more bond scissions, ring expansions and/or ring contractions of the skeleton may have occurred." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0000258" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Steroids and steroid derivatives</a></dd><dt class="col-md-4 col-sm-5" id="sub-class">Sub Class</dt><dd class="col-md-8 col-sm-7"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Sterol lipids containing a lactone moiety linked to the steroid skeleton." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0001125" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Steroid lactones</a></dd><dt class="col-md-4 col-sm-5" id="direct-parent">Direct Parent</dt><dd class="col-md-8 col-sm-7"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Steroid lactones with a structure based on the spironolactone skeleton." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0001807" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Spironolactones and derivatives</a></dd><dt class="col-md-4 col-sm-5" id="alternative-parents">Alternative Parents</dt><dd class="col-md-8 col-sm-7"><span class="separated-list-container"><span class="separated-list col-lg-12 col-xl-6"><span class="separated-list-item"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Compounds containing an oxepane ring, which is a seven-member saturated aliphatic heterocycle with one oxygen and six carbon atoms." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0001729" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Oxepanes</a></span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Compounds containing a cylohexenone moiety, which is a six-membered aliphatic ring that carries a ketone and has one endocyclic double bond." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0004325" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Cyclohexenones</a></span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Compounds containing a gamma butyrolactone moiety, which consists of an aliphatic five-member ring with four carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, and bears a ketone group on the carbon adjacent to the oxygen atom." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0001245" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Gamma butyrolactones</a></span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Organic compounds containing exactly two carboxylic acid groups." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0000346" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives</a></span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Heterocyclic compounds containing a saturated, aliphatic, five-membered ring where a carbon is replaced by an oxygen." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0002648" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Tetrahydrofurans</a></span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Organic compounds containing a carboxyl group that is esterified with a methyl group. They have the general structure RC(=O)OR', where R=H or organyl group and R'=methyl group." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0003416" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Methyl esters</a></span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Organic compounds containing an heterocycle with at least one oxygen atom linked to a ring carbon." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0004140" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Oxacyclic compounds</a></span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Compounds containing a cyclic ether with three ring atoms(one oxygen and two carbon atoms)." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0000159" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Epoxides</a></span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Organic compounds containing the dialkyl ether functional group, with the formula ROR', where R and R' are alkyl groups." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0001167" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dialkyl ethers</a></span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Organic compounds containing an oxide group." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0003940" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Organic oxides</a></span></span></span><span class="hidden-taxonomy" style="display: none"><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-container"><span class="separated-list col-lg-12 col-xl-6"><span class="separated-list-item"><a class="classyfire-taxnode" data-content="Derivatives of hydrocarbons obtained by substituting one or more carbon atoms by an heteroatom. They contain at least one carbon atom and heteroatom." href="http://classyfire.wishartlab.com/tax_nodes/C0004150" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Hydrocarbon derivatives</a></span></span></span></span><a class="taxonomy-toggler" href="javascript:void();"><div class="drugbank-icon icon-expand"><svg class="icon" role="img" title="expand">
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</div> show 1 more</a></dd><dt class="col-md-4 col-sm-5" id="substituents">Substituents</dt><dd class="col-md-8 col-sm-7"><span class="separated-list-container"><span class="separated-list col-lg-12 col-xl-6"><span class="separated-list-item">Aliphatic heteropolycyclic compound</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Carbonyl group</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Carboxylic acid derivative</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Carboxylic acid ester</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Cyclic ketone</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Cyclohexenone</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Dialkyl ether</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Ether</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Gamma butyrolactone</span></span></span><span class="hidden-taxonomy" style="display: none"><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-container"><span class="separated-list col-lg-12 col-xl-6"><span class="separated-list-item">Hydrocarbon derivative</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Ketone</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Lactone</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Methyl ester</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Organic oxide</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Organic oxygen compound</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Organoheterocyclic compound</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Organooxygen compound</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Oxacycle</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Oxepane</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Oxirane</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Spironolactone</span><span class="list-separator"> / </span><span class="separated-list-item">Tetrahydrofuran</span></span></span></span><a class="taxonomy-toggler" href="javascript:void();"><div class="drugbank-icon icon-expand"><svg class="icon" role="img" title="expand">
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</div> show 13 more</a></dd><dt class="col-md-4 col-sm-5" id="molecular-framework">Molecular Framework</dt><dd class="col-md-8 col-sm-7">Aliphatic heteropolycyclic compounds</dd><dt class="col-md-4 col-sm-5" id="external-descriptors">External Descriptors</dt><dd class="col-md-8 col-sm-7"><span class="inline-separated-list-container"><span class="simple-separated-list-item">3-oxo steroid, epoxide, methyl ester, gamma-lactone, oxaspiro compound, steroid acid ester (<a href="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:31547" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CHEBI:31547</a>) </span></span></dd></dl>