Steroids useful as anti-cancer, anti-obesity, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-autoimmune and anti-hypercholesterolemic agents

摘要

This invention relates to novel compounds of the formula: CHEM X and Z are independently hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl or hydroxy, or X and Z taken together are hydroxy-imino with the proviso that when Y is methyl and Z is hydrogen, X is other than methyl or hydroxy and with the further proviso that X and Z are not both hydrogen.