Structured Summary
Abstract
A synthetic progestational hormone without significant estrogenic or androgenic properties. It was formerly used as the progestational component in SEQUENTIAL ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS .
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C23H32O2
- Molecular Weight
- 340.5 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 79-64-1
- IUPAC Name
- (6S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-17-hydroxy-6,10,13-trimethyl-17-prop-1-ynyl-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
- InChIKey
- LVHOURKCKUYIGK-RGUJTQARSA-N
- SMILES
- CC#C[C@@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2C[C@@H](C4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)C)C)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D004116
- Source
- PubChem CID 6607
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Androst-4-en-3-one, 17-hydroxy-6-methyl-17-(1-propynyl)-, (6alpha,17beta)-
- Dimethisterone Monohydrate
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25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Dimethisterone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004116. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004116
- Dimethisterone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethisterone
- Dimethisterone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5277305
- Dimethisterone. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6607. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6607