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Medroxyprogesterone acetate
- CAS number
- 71-58-9
- Molecular formula
- C24H34O4
- Molecular weight
- 386.5 g/mol
About this molecule
Medroxyprogesterone acetate is an acetate ester resulting from the formal condensation of the 17alpha-hydroxy group of medroxyprogesterone with the carboxy group of acetic acid. A widely used progestin in menopausal hormone therapy and in progestogen-only birth control. It has a role as an antioxidant, an inhibitor, an antineoplastic agent, a female contraceptive drug, a synthetic oral contraceptive, an androgen, a progestin and an adjuvant. It is a 20-oxo steroid, an acetate ester, a steroid ester, a 3-oxo-Delta(4) steroid and a corticosteroid. It is functionally related to a medroxyprogesterone.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- [(6S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-acetyl-6,10,13-trimethyl-3-oxo-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] acetate
- InChIKey
- PSGAAPLEWMOORI-PEINSRQWSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@H]1C[C@@H]2[C@H](CC[C@]3([C@H]2CC[C@@]3(C(=O)C)OC(=O)C)C)[C@@]4(C1=CC(=O)CC4)C
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 1301724-98-0
- PubChem CID
- 6279
Also known as
Medroxyprogesterone acetate · Medroxyprogesterone 17-acetate · Provera · Depo-Provera · Metigestrona · Farlutin · Clinovir · Gestapuran
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