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Mestranol

Catalog No. S2125 Name Selleck Chemicals
CAS Number 72-33-3 Website http://www.selleckchem.com
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Storage -20°C Chembase ID: 1185

SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(1S,10R,11S,14R,15S)-14-ethynyl-5-methoxy-15-methyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadeca-2,4,6-trien-14-ol
IUPAC Traditional name
mestranol

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 72-33-3

PROPERTIES

Salt Data Free Base
Storage Condition -20°C

DETAILS

Description (English)
Research Area: Endocrinology
Biological Activity:
Mestranol is the 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol. It was the estrogen used in many of the first oral contraceptives. It is a biologically inactive prodrug of ethinylestradiol to which it is demethylated in the liver with a conversion efficiency of 70% (50 µg of mestranol is pharmacokinetically bioequivalent to 35 µg of ethinylestradiol). [1]

REFERENCES

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestranol