equilenin

Term ID

CHEBI:34739

Synonyms

• (+)-equilenin
• (3aS,11aS)-7-hydroxy-11a-methyl-2,3,3a,10,11,11a-hexahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-one
• 3-hydroxyestra-1(10),2,4,6,8-pentaen-17-one
• 3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10),6,8-pentaen-17-one
• 3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5,7,9-pentaen-17-one
• 6,8-didehydroestrone
• d-3-hydroxy-1,3,5(10),6,8-estrapentaen-17-one
• d-equilenin
• equilenine

Definition

A 3-hydroxy steroid that is estrone which carries two double bonds at positions 6 and 8. It is found in the urine of pregnant mare's and extensively used for estrogen replacement therapy in postmenopausal women.

References

• CAS:517-09-9
• DrugBank:DB03515
• KEGG:C14303
• LIPID_MAPS_instance:LMST02010007
• PDBeChem:EQU
• PMID:10653633
• PMID:10694700
• PMID:11368557
• PMID:11850971
• PMID:12852789
• PMID:16191477
• PMID:18416538
• PMID:18919700
• PMID:20080683
• PMID:22126130
• PMID:22290292
• PMID:25611945
• PMID:26863931
• PMID:27375051
• PMID:28932441
• PMID:29660500
• PMID:3718973
• PMID:3821102
• PMID:3964666
• Patent:EP0944391
• Wikipedia:Equilenin

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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