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CHEBI:7630 - norgestrel

ChEBI IDCHEBI:7630
ChEBI Namenorgestrel
Stars
DefinitionA racemate comprising equimolar amounts of levonorgestrel and dextronorgestrel.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:91741
Last Modified29 September 2025
FormulaC21H28O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass312.453
Monoisotopic Mass312.20893
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
progestin  A synthetic progestogen.
Applications:
female contraceptive drug  A chemical substance or agent with contraceptive activity in females.
synthetic oral contraceptive  An oral contraceptive which owes its effectiveness to synthetic preparation.
neuroprotective agent  Any compound that can be used for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
norgestrel (CHEBI:7630) has part dextronorgestrel (CHEBI:50900)
norgestrel (CHEBI:7630) has part levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443)
norgestrel (CHEBI:7630) has role female contraceptive drug (CHEBI:49324)
norgestrel (CHEBI:7630) has role neuroprotective agent (CHEBI:63726)
norgestrel (CHEBI:7630) has role progestin (CHEBI:59826)
norgestrel (CHEBI:7630) has role synthetic oral contraceptive (CHEBI:49326)
norgestrel (CHEBI:7630) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911)
IUPAC Name 
rac-17-ethynyl-17-hydroxy-18a-homoestr-4-en-3-one
INNs  Source
norgestrelWHO MedNet
norgestrelWHO MedNet
norgestrelWHO MedNet
norgestrelumWHO MedNet
Synonyms  Source
(±)-17α-ethynyl-13β-ethylgon-4-en-17β-ol-3-oneChEBI
dl-13-ethyl-17-ethynyl-17-hydroxy-4-gonen-3-oneChEBI
dl-13-β-ethyl-17-α-ethinyl-17-β-hydroxygon-4-en-3-oneChEBI
rac-norgestrelChEBI
LD norgestrelDrugBank
methylnorethindroneDrugBank
Brand Names  Source
OpillChEBI
OvretteKEGG DRUG
Manual XrefsDatabases
C08153KEGG COMPOUND
D00954KEGG DRUG
DB09389DrugBank
LSM-1612LINCS
NorgestrelWikipedia
US3959322Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:4149572Beilstein
CAS:6533-00-2ChemIDplus
Citations