CHEBI:6715 - medroxyprogesterone

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ChEBI Name medroxyprogesterone
ChEBI ID CHEBI:6715
Definition A 3-oxo Δ4-steroid that is pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione substituted by an α-hydroxy group at position 17 and a methyl group at position 6.
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Formula C22H32O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 344.495
Monoisotopic Mass 344.23514
InChI InChI=1S/C22H32O3/c1-13-11-16-17(20(3)8-5-15(24)12-19(13)20)6-9-21(4)18(16)7-10-22(21,25)14(2)23/h12-13,16-18,25H,5-11H2,1-4H3/t13-,16+,17-,18-,20+,21-,22-/m0/s1
InChIKey FRQMUZJSZHZSGN-HBNHAYAOSA-N
SMILES C1[C@]2([C@]3([C@@]([C@@]4(C(=CC(CC4)=O)[C@H](C3)C)C)(CC[C@@]2([C@@](C1)(O)C(=O)C)C)[H])[H])[H]
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): progestin
A synthetic progestogen.
Application(s): contraceptive drug
A chemical substance that prevents or reduces the probability of conception.
synthetic oral contraceptive
An oral contraceptive which owes its effectiveness to synthetic preparation.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing medroxyprogesterone (CHEBI:6715) has role contraceptive drug (CHEBI:49323)
medroxyprogesterone (CHEBI:6715) has role progestin (CHEBI:59826)
medroxyprogesterone (CHEBI:6715) has role synthetic oral contraceptive (CHEBI:49326)
medroxyprogesterone (CHEBI:6715) is a 17α-hydroxy steroid (CHEBI:35342)
medroxyprogesterone (CHEBI:6715) is a 20-oxo steroid (CHEBI:36885)
medroxyprogesterone (CHEBI:6715) is a 3-oxo-Δ4 steroid (CHEBI:47909)
medroxyprogesterone (CHEBI:6715) is a tertiary α-hydroxy ketone (CHEBI:139592)
Incoming medroxyprogesterone acetate (CHEBI:6716) has functional parent medroxyprogesterone (CHEBI:6715)
IUPAC Name
(6α)-17-hydroxy-6-methylpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
INNs Sources
medroxiprogesterona ChemIDplus
médroxyprogestérone ChEBI
medroxyprogesterone ChemIDplus
medroxyprogesteronum ChemIDplus
Synonyms Sources
17-Hydroxy-6α-methyl-pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione ChemIDplus
17-Hydroxy-6α-methylprogesterone ChemIDplus
17α-Hydroxy-6α-methylprogesterone ChemIDplus
6α-Methyl-17α-hydroxyprogesterone ChemIDplus
6α-Methyl-4-pregnen-17α-ol-3,20-dione ChemIDplus
Medroxyprogesteron ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
C07119 KEGG COMPOUND
D08166 KEGG DRUG
DB00603 DrugBank
GB866381 Patent
HMDB0001939 HMDB
US3043832 Patent
US3061616 Patent
US3377364 Patent
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
2510965 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
2510965 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
520-85-4 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Citations Waiting for Citations Types Sources
18636214 PubMed citation Europe PMC
31902997 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
22 January 2020