17α-Dihydroequilin

17α-Dihydroequilin
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code G03CA57 (WHO)
Identifiers
CAS Number 651-55-8
PubChem (CID) 9547222
ChemSpider 7826162
UNII 48P73794OJ
Chemical and physical data
Formula C18H22O2
Molar mass 270.36608 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image

17α-Dihydroequilin, or α-dihydroequilin, also known as 7-dehydro-17α-estradiol, as well as estra-1,3,5(10),7-tetraen-3,17α-diol, is a naturally occurring, steroidal estrogen found in horses that is closely related to equilin, equilenin, and 17α-estradiol.[1][2] The compound, as the 3-sulfate ester sodium salt, is present in conjugated equine estrogens (Premarin), a pharmaceutical extract of the urine of pregnant mares, and is the third highest quantity constituent in the formulation (13.8%).[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Marc A. Fritz; Leon Speroff (28 March 2012). Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 751–. ISBN 978-1-4511-4847-3.
  2. IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans; World Health Organization; International Agency for Research on Cancer (2007). Combined Estrogen-progestogen Contraceptives and Combined Estrogen-progestogen Menopausal Therapy. World Health Organization. pp. 378–. ISBN 978-92-832-1291-1.


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