Specifically, Masteron is the DHT hormone that has been structurally altered by the addition of a methyl group at the carbon 2 place, This protects the hormone from the metabolic breakdown by the 3-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzyme, which is found within the skeletal muscle.
ໂດຍສະເພາະ, Masteron ແມ່ນຮໍໂມນ DHT ທີ່ມີການປ່ຽນແປງທາງດ້ານໂຄງສ້າງໂດຍການເພີ່ມກຸ່ມ methyl ຢູ່ທີ່ ຕໍາ ແຫນ່ງ ກາກບອນ 2, ສິ່ງນີ້ຊ່ວຍປ້ອງກັນຮໍໂມນຈາກການລະລາຍຂອງລະບົບທາງເດີນອາຫານໂດຍທາດ enzyme 3-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, ເຊິ່ງພົບໃນກ້າມເນື້ອໂຄງກະດູກ.