17β-Dihydroequilenin

17β-Dihydroequilenin
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
Identifiers
CAS Number 1423-97-8
PubChem (CID) 3032407
ChemSpider 2297390
ChEMBL CHEMBL123405
Chemical and physical data
Formula C18H20O2
Molar mass 268.3502 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image

17β-Dihydroequilenin, or β-dihydroequilenin, also known as 6,8-didehydro-17β-estradiol, as well as estra-1,3,5(10),6,8-pentaen-3,17β-diol, is a naturally occurring steroidal estrogen found in horses that is closely related to equilin, equilenin, and estradiol, and, as the 3-sulfate ester sodium salt, is a minor constituent (0.5%) of conjugated equine estrogens (Premarin).[1] 17β-Dihydroequilenin has unexpectedly shown a selective estrogen receptor modulator-like profile of estrogenic activity in studies with monkeys, in which beneficial effects on bone and the cardiovascular system were noted but proliferative responses in breast or endometrium were not observed.[2]

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References

  1. 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. Cline JM (2007). "Assessing the mammary gland of nonhuman primates: effects of endogenous hormones and exogenous hormonal agents and growth factors". Birth Defects Res. B Dev. Reprod. Toxicol. 80 (2): 126–46. doi:10.1002/bdrb.20112. PMID 17443713.


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