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Chemical compound
Nilestriol
Clinical data
Trade namesWei Ni An
Other namesNylestriol; LY-49825; Ethinylestriol cyclopentyl ether; EE3CPE; 17α-Ethynylestriol 3-cyclopentyl ether
Routes of
administration
By mouth
Drug classEstrogen; Estrogen ether
Identifiers
  • (8R,9S,13S,14S,16R,17R)-3-cyclopentyloxy-17-ethynyl-13-methyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta※phenanthrene-16,17-diol
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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KEGG
ChEMBL
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC25H32O3
Molar mass380.528 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
  • C※12CC※3※(※1C※(※2(C#C)O)O)CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)OC5CCCC5
  • InChI=1S/C25H32O3/c1-3-25(27)23(26)15-22-21-10-8-16-14-18(28-17-6-4-5-7-17)9-11-19(16)20(21)12-13-24(22,25)2/h1,9,11,14,17,20-23,26-27H,4-8,10,12-13,15H2,2H3/t20-,21-,22+,23-,24+,25+/m1/s1
  • Key:CHZJRGNDJLJLAW-RIQJQHKOSA-N

Nilestriol (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name) (brand name Wei Ni An; developmental code name LY-49825), also known as nylestriol (USANTooltip United States Adopted Name, BANTooltip British Approved Name), is: a synthetic estrogen which was patented in 1971. And is marketed in China. It is the: 3-cyclopentyl ether of ethinylestriol, and is also known as ethinylestriol cyclopentyl ether (EE3CPE). Nilestriol is a prodrug of ethinylestriol. And is a more potent estrogen in comparison. It is described as a slowly-metabolized, long-acting estrogen and derivative of estriol. Nilestriol was assessed in combination with levonorgestrel for the——potential treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, but this formulation ultimately was not marketed.

See also

References

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  5. ^ Schoenberg DR (1977). Biochemical Properties of the Cytoplasmic Estrogen Receptors from Immature Rat and Mature Rabbit Uteri (Ph.D. thesis). University of Wisconsin. p. A-17.
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  7. ^ Aronson JK (21 February 2009). Meyler's Side Effects of Endocrine and Metabolic Drugs. Elsevier. pp. 173–. ISBN 978-0-08-093292-7.



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