Dienestrol

Dienestrol
Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)hexa-2,4-dien-3-yl]phenol; p-[(E,E)-1-Ethylidene-2-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butenyl]phenol
Clinical data
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Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding 50 to 80%
Identifiers
CAS Number 84-17-3 N
ATC code G03CB01 G03CC02
PubChem CID 667476
IUPHAR/BPS 7160
DrugBank DB00890 YesY
ChemSpider 580857 YesY
UNII RRW32X4U1F YesY
KEGG D00898 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:4518 N
ChEMBL CHEMBL1018 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C18H18O2
Molar mass 266.334 g/mol
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Dienestrol (INN, USAN) (brand names Ortho Dienestrol, Dienoestrol, Dienoestrol Ortho, Sexadien, Denestrolin, Dienol, Dinovex, Follormon, Oestrodiene, Synestrol, numerous others), also known as dienoestrol (BAN), is a synthetic, non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group used to treat menopausal symptoms in the United States and Europe.[1][2][3][4] It was introduced in the U.S. in 1947 by Schering as Synestrol and in France in 1948 as Cycladiene.[4] Dienestrol is a close analogue of diethylstilbestrol.[5]

Dienestrol diacetate (brand names Faragynol, Gynocyrol, others) also exists and is used medically.[2]

See also

References

  1. Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. January 2000. pp. 331–. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1.
  2. 1 2 J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 390–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  3. Muller (19 June 1998). European Drug Index: European Drug Registrations, Fourth Edition. CRC Press. pp. 361–. ISBN 978-3-7692-2114-5.
  4. 1 2 William Andrew Publishing (22 October 2013). Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1286–. ISBN 978-0-8155-1856-3.
  5. VITAMINS AND HORMONES. Academic Press. 1 January 1945. pp. 233–. ISBN 978-0-08-086600-0.



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