Chemistry:(R,R)-Tetrahydrochrysene

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(R,R)-Tetrahydrochrysene
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC22H24O2
Molar mass320.432 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

(R,R)-Tetrahydrochrysene ((R,R)-THC) is a drug used to study the estrogen receptors (ERs) in scientific research. It is an ERβ antagonist and an ERα agonist with 10-fold higher affinity for ERβ relative to ERα.[1][2] (R,R)-THC is a silent antagonist of ERβ,[3] and, uniquely relative to other known ERβ antagonists, a passive antagonist of the receptor.[2]

(S,S)-Tetrahydrochrysene ((S,S)-THC) also binds to the ERs, but in contrast to (R,R)-THC, (S,S)-THC is an agonist of both ERα and ERβ and has 20-fold lower affinity for ERβ relative to (R,R)-THC.[3]

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References

  1. Ying Chen (2008). The Role of Steroids in the Regulation of Oocyte Cyst Breakdown and Primordial Follicle Assembly in the Neonatal Mouse Ovary. Syracuse University. pp. 101–. ISBN 978-0-549-74620-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=uf2VdCOO6moC&pg=PA101. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Structural characterization of a subtype-selective ligand reveals a novel mode of estrogen receptor antagonism". Nat. Struct. Biol. 9 (5): 359–64. 2002. doi:10.1038/nsb787. PMID 11953755. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Novel ligands that function as selective estrogens or antiestrogens for estrogen receptor-alpha or estrogen receptor-beta". Endocrinology 140 (2): 800–4. 1999. doi:10.1210/endo.140.2.6480. PMID 9927308.