Chemistry:Ent-Estradiol

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Ent-Estradiol
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Clinical data
Other namesent-E2; 1-Estradiol; 1-E2
Drug classEstrogen
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
UNII
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H24O2
Molar mass272.388 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

ent-Estradiol (ent-E2), or 1-estradiol (1-E2), is an estrogen and the 1-enantiomorph of estradiol.[1][2][3] It is a so-called "short-acting" or "impeded" estrogen, similarly to estriol, 17α-estradiol, and dimethylstilbestrol.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "An anti-estradiol effect of ent-estradiol-17beta (1-estradiol)". Steroids 14 (3): 335–41. September 1969. doi:10.1016/0039-128x(69)90021-x. PMID 5821989. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Aspects on the mode of action of antiestrogens and antiprogestogens". Gynecol Invest 3 (1): 96–107. 1972. doi:10.1159/000301746. PMID 4347201. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "The Allen-Doisy test for estrogens reinvestigated". Steroids 17 (6): 653–61. June 1971. doi:10.1016/0039-128x(71)90081-x. PMID 5104534.