Norethisterone enanthate
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[(9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-ethynyl-13-methyl-3-oxo-1,2,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] heptanoate
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| Trade names | Nur-Isterate (Ger, Swed, S.Afr) |
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Intramuscular injection |
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| CAS Registry Number | 3836-23-5  |
| PubChem | CID: 229295 |
| ChemSpider | 199613  |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL1201146 |
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| Formula | C27H38O3 |
| Molecular mass | 410.588 g/mol |
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Norethisterone enanthate (INN, BAN), also known as norethindrone enanthate (USAN), brand names including Norigest, Nur-Isterate, Norlutin enanthate and others, is a steroidal progestin with additional antigonadotropic (and hence antiandrogen and antiestrogen)[1] effects that is used as a hormonal contraceptive.[2][3] It is an enanthate ester of norethisterone.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Garza-Flores J, Menjívar M, Cardenas M, Reynoso M, García GA, Pérez Palacios G (January 1991). "Further studies on the antigonadotropic mechanism of action of norethisterone". The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 38 (1): 89–93. doi:10.1016/0960-0760(91)90406-U. PMID 1825472.
- ^ F.. Macdonald (1997). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. p. 1450. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis US. 2000. p. 750. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ Norethisterone Acetate @ Drugs.com
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