CHEBI:6443 - levonorgestrel

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ChEBI Name levonorgestrel
ChEBI ID CHEBI:6443
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Formula C21H28O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 312.44582
Monoisotopic Mass 312.209
InChI InChI=1S/C21H28O2/c1-3-20-11-9-17-16-8-6-15(22)13-14(16)5-7-18(17)19(20)10-12-21(20,23)4-2/h2,13,16-19,23H,3,5-12H2,1H3/t16-,17+,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1
InChIKey WWYNJERNGUHSAO-XUDSTZEESA-N
SMILES [H][C@]12CCC(=O)C=C1CC[C@]1([H])[C@]2([H])CC[C@@]2(CC)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@@]2(O)C#C
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.
female contraceptive drug
A chemical substance or agent with contraceptive activity in females.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) has functional parent norgestrel (CHEBI:7630)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) has role contraceptive drug (CHEBI:49323)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) has role female contraceptive drug (CHEBI:49324)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) has role progestin (CHEBI:59826)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) has role synthetic oral contraceptive (CHEBI:49326)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) is a 17β-hydroxy steroid (CHEBI:35343)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) is a 3-oxo-Δ4 steroid (CHEBI:47909)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) is a terminal acetylenic compound (CHEBI:73477)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) is enantiomer of dexonorgestrel (CHEBI:50900)
Incoming dexonorgestrel (CHEBI:50900) is enantiomer of levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443)
IUPAC Name
17α-ethynyl-17β-hydroxy-18a-homoestr-4-en-3-one
INNs Sources
lèvonorgestrel ChEBI
levonorgestrel ChemIDplus
levonorgestrelum ChEBI
Synonyms Sources
(-)-13-Ethyl-17-hydroxy-18,19-dinor-17alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one ChemIDplus
13-beta-Ethyl-17alpha-ethynyl-17beta-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one ChemIDplus
13-Ethyl-17-alpha-ethynyl-17-beta-hydroxy-4-gonen-3-one ChemIDplus
13-Ethyl-17-alpha-ethynylgon-4-en-17-beta-ol-3-one ChemIDplus
17-alpha-Ethinyl-13-beta-ethyl-17-beta-hydroxy-4-estren-3-one ChemIDplus
17-alpha-Ethynyl-13-ethyl-19-nortestosterone ChemIDplus
17-Ethynyl-18-methyl-19-nortestosterone ChemIDplus
17alpha-Ethynyl-13beta-ethyl-3-oxo-4-estren-17beta-ol ChemIDplus
17alpha-Ethynyl-17-hydroxy-18-methylestr-4-en-3-one ChemIDplus
17alpha-Ethynyl-18-homo-19-nortestosterone ChemIDplus
18-Methyl-17-alpha-ethynyl-19-nortestosterone ChemIDplus
18-Methylnorethisterone ChemIDplus
d(-)-Norgestrel ChEBI
Levonorgestrel KEGG COMPOUND
Brand Names Sources
Jadelle DrugBank
Levonelle DrugBank
Levonova DrugBank
Microlut ChEBI
Microluton DrugBank
Microval DrugBank
Mirena DrugBank
NorLevo DrugBank
Plan B DrugBank
Postinor DrugBank
Manual Xrefs Databases
BE623844 Patent
C08149 KEGG COMPOUND
C08153 KEGG COMPOUND
D00950 KEGG DRUG
D00954 KEGG DRUG
DB00367 DrugBank
LMST02030119 LIPID MAPS
NOG PDBeChem
US3959322 Patent
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
6067808 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
6533-00-2 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
797-63-7 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Last Modified
28 July 2014