Discovery and development of steroid hormones

1. Steroid hormones are endogenous substances found in the study of mammalian endocrine systems. 2. From 1932 to 1939, estrone (Estrone, 1932), estradiol (Estradiol, 1932), testosterone (Testosterone, 1935), and corticosterone (Corticosterone, 1939) were obtained from the glands. Pure crystals, and then clarified its chemical structure, has since opened a new field of steroidal chemistry and steroidal chemistry. Subsequently, there were many major achievements.
3. The invention uses Diosgenin as a raw material for semi-synthesis to produce steroidal drugs, which expands the production scale and reduces the cost.
4, found that adrenal cortex hormone treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and its important value in immune regulation, making steroids an indispensable drug in hospitals.
5. The successful research of steroidal oral contraceptives has brought human birth control to a new level.