Chemistry:Quingestanol

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Short description: Chemical compound
Quingestanol
Quingestanol structure.svg
Clinical data
Other namesNorethisterone 3-cyclopentyl enol ether; 3-(Cyclopentyloxy)-17α-ethynylestra-3,5-dien-17β-ol
Drug classProgestin; Progestogen
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UNII
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC25H34O2
Molar mass366.545 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Quingestanol (INN, BAN), also known as norethisterone 3-cyclopentyl enol ether, is a progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group which was never marketed.[1] It is a prodrug of norethisterone.[2][3] An acylated derivative, quingestanol acetate, is used as a pharmaceutical drug.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. 1997. p. 1721. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=A0THacd46ZsC&pg=PA1721. Retrieved 12 May 2012. 
  2. "The design and use of sex-steroid antagonists". J. Steroid Biochem. 25 (5B): 811–33. 1986. doi:10.1016/0022-4731(86)90313-4. PMID 3543501. "Similar androgenic potential is inherent to norethisterone and its prodrugs (norethisterone acetate, ethynodiol diacetate, lynestrenol, norethynodrel, quingestanol).". 
  3. "Quingestanol acetate metabolism in women". Pharmacology 11 (5): 287–303. 1974. doi:10.1159/000136501. PMID 4853997.