Chemicals and Drugs

Equilenin

An estrogenic steroid produced by HORSES. It has a total of five double bonds in the A- and B-ring. High concentration of equilenin is found in the URINE of pregnant mares.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An estrogenic steroid produced by HORSES. It has a total of five double bonds in the A- and B-ring. High concentration of equilenin is found in the URINE of pregnant mares.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C18H18O2
Molecular Weight
266.3 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
517-09-9
IUPAC Name
(13S,14S)-3-hydroxy-13-methyl-12,14,15,16-tetrahydro-11H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-one
InChIKey
PDRGHUMCVRDZLQ-WMZOPIPTSA-N
SMILES
C[C@]12CCC3=C([C@@H]1CCC2=O)C=CC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O
MeSH Unique ID
D004855
Source
PubChem CID 444865

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with EQUILIN

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History Note

91(75); was see under 17-KETOSTEROIDS 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • 17-Ketosteroids (1969-1974)
  • Estranes (1973-1974)
  • Hydroxysteroids (1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Equilenin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004855. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004855
  2. Equilenin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equilenin
  3. Equilenin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5384461
  4. Equilenin. In: PubChem Compound. CID 444865. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/444865