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5α-Pregnane-3,20-dione (allo)

Catalog No. P7754 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 566-65-4 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(1S,2S,7S,10R,11S,14S,15S)-14-acetyl-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.02,7.011,15]heptadecan-5-one
IUPAC Traditional name
5a-pregnane-3,20-dione
Synonyms
Allopregnane-3,20-dione
5α-Dihydroprogesterone

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 566-65-4
EC Number 209-297-3
PubChem SID 24898872
MDL Number MFCD00067132

PROPERTIES

Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
RTECS TU4157150
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Biochem/physiol Actions
A high-level metabolite of progesterone in breast cancer tissue (but not normal breast tissue); promotes cell proliferation and detachment. Receptors appear only on the cell surface of MCF-7 breast cancer cells, not on nuclei where most other steroid receptors are located.1

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