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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C27H40O3
Molecular Weight 412.6047
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 6 / 6
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE

SMILES

C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@@H](CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)[C@@H]1CC[C@@H]2OC(=O)CCC5CCCC5

InChI

InChIKey=HPFVBGJFAYZEBE-ZLQWOROUSA-N
InChI=1S/C27H40O3/c1-26-15-13-20(28)17-19(26)8-9-21-22-10-11-24(27(22,2)16-14-23(21)26)30-25(29)12-7-18-5-3-4-6-18/h17-18,21-24H,3-16H2,1-2H3/t21-,22-,23-,24-,26-,27-/m0/s1

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Description
Curator's Comment: Description was created based on several sources, including

Testosterone is a steroid sex hormone found in both men and women. In men, testosterone is produced primarily by the Leydig (interstitial) cells of the testes when stimulated by luteinizing hormone (LH). It functions to stimulate spermatogenesis, promote physical and functional maturation of spermatozoa, maintain accessory organs of the male reproductive tract, support development of secondary sexual characteristics, stimulate growth and metabolism throughout the body and influence brain development by stimulating sexual behaviors and sexual drive. In women, testosterone is produced by the ovaries (25%), adrenals (25%) and via peripheral conversion from androstenedione (50%). Testerone in women functions to maintain libido and general wellbeing. Testosterone exerts a negative feedback mechanism on pituitary release of LH and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Testosterone may be further converted to dihydrotestosterone or estradiol depending on the tissue. The effects of testosterone in humans and other vertebrates occur by way of two main mechanisms: by activation of the androgen receptor (directly or as DHT), and by conversion to estradiol and activation of certain estrogen receptors. Free testosterone (T) is transported into the cytoplasm of target tissue cells, where it can bind to the androgen receptor, or can be reduced to 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by the cytoplasmic enzyme 5α-reductase. DHT binds to the same androgen receptor even more strongly than T, so that its androgenic potency is about 2.5 times that of T. The T-receptor or DHT-receptor complex undergoes a structural change that allows it to move into the cell nucleus and bind directly to specific nucleotide sequences of the chromosomal DNA. The areas of binding are called hormone response elements (HREs), and influence transcriptional activity of certain genes, producing the androgen effects. Testosterone is used as hormone replacement or substitution of diminished or absent endogenous testosterone. Use in males: For management of congenital or acquired hypogonadism, hypogonadism associated with HIV infection, and male climacteric (andopause). Use in females: For palliative treatment of androgen-responsive, advanced, inoperable, metastatis (skeletal) carcinoma of the breast in women who are 1-5 years postmenopausal; testosterone esters may be used in combination with estrogens in the management of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause in women who do not respond to adequately to estrogen therapy alone.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: P10275
Gene ID: 367.0
Gene Symbol: AR
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
3.16 nM [EC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
TESTOSTERONE

Approved Use

Testosterone is an androgen indicated for replacement therapy in males for conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone: • Primary Hypogonadism (Congenital or Acquired) (1) • Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (Congenital or Acquired)

Launch Date

2013
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
930.1 ng/dL
5 g 1 times / day multiple, topical
dose: 5 g
route of administration: topical
experiment type: multiple
co-administered:
TESTOSTERONE plasma
Homo sapiens
231 ng/dL
30 mg single, topical
dose: 30 mg
route of administration: topical
experiment type: single
co-administered:
TESTOSTERONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: healthy
age:
sex:
food status:
214 ng/dL
30 mg single, topical
dose: 30 mg
route of administration: topical
experiment type: single
co-administered:
TESTOSTERONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: healthy
age:
sex:
food status:
13.1 pg/mL
8.2 mg single, topical
dose: 8.2 mg
route of administration: Topical
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TESTOSTERONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3110 ng*h/dL
30 mg single, topical
dose: 30 mg
route of administration: topical
experiment type: single
co-administered:
TESTOSTERONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: healthy
age:
sex:
food status:
2120 ng*h/dL
30 mg single, topical
dose: 30 mg
route of administration: topical
experiment type: single
co-administered:
TESTOSTERONE serum
Homo sapiens
population: healthy
age:
sex:
food status:
948 pg × h/mL
8.2 mg single, topical
dose: 8.2 mg
route of administration: Topical
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TESTOSTERONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
7 h
8.2 mg single, topical
dose: 8.2 mg
route of administration: Topical
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TESTOSTERONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
13%
8.2 mg single, topical
dose: 8.2 mg
route of administration: Topical
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TESTOSTERONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

Drug as perpetrator​Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
major [Km 10 uM]
major [Km 38.7 uM]
minor
minor
minor
minor
minor
minor
minor
minor
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Effects of estrogenic (o,p'-DDT; octylphenol) and anti-androgenic (p,p'-DDE) chemicals on indicators of endocrine status in juvenile male summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus).
2001-04
Changes in androgenic steroid profile due to urine contamination by microorganisms: a prospective study in the context of doping control.
2001-02-15
Luteinizing hormone-dependent activity and luteinizing hormone-independent differentiation of rat fetal Leydig cells.
2001-02-14
Porcine gonadal and placental isozymes of aromatase cytochrome P450: sub-cellular distribution and support by NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase.
2001-02-14
Testosterone concentrations in women aged 25-50 years: associations with lifestyle, body composition, and ovarian status.
2001-02-01
Neuronal size in the spinal nucleus of the bulbocavernosus: direct modulation by androgen in rats with mosaic androgen insensitivity.
2001-02-01
Psychophysiological responses to the Stroop Task after a maximal cycle ergometry in elite sportsmen and physically active subjects.
2001-02
Spz1, a novel bHLH-Zip protein, is specifically expressed in testis.
2001-02
Effects of the anti-androgen finasteride on the modulatory actions of oestradiol on androgen metabolism by human gingival fibroblasts.
2001-02
Androgens and the role of female "hyperaggressiveness" in spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta).
2001-02
Interactions among paternal behavior, steroid hormones, and parental experience in male marmosets (Callithrix kuhlii).
2001-02
Castration in Gambel's and Scaled Quail: ornate plumage and dominance persist, but courtship and threat behaviors do not.
2001-02
cDNA cloning and initial characterization of CYP3A43, a novel human cytochrome P450.
2001-02
Modulation of P450 CYP3A4-dependent metabolism by P-glycoprotein: implications for P450 phenotyping.
2001-02
Claudin-1 is not restricted to tight junctions in the rat epididymis.
2001-02
Relative enzymatic activity, protein stability, and tissue distribution of human steroid-metabolizing UGT2B subfamily members.
2001-02
Effects of organic solvents on the activities of cytochrome P450 isoforms, UDP-dependent glucuronyl transferase, and phenol sulfotransferase in human hepatocytes.
2001-02
Performance characteristics of a carbon isotope ratio method for detecting doping with testosterone based on urine diols: controls and athletes with elevated testosterone/epitestosterone ratios.
2001-02
Photoperiod-induced testicular apoptosis in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).
2001-02
Neuroendocrine regulation of sexually dimorphic brain structure and associated sexual behavior in male rats is genetically controlled.
2001-02
Influence of the degree of stimulation of the pituitary by gonadotropin-releasing hormone on the action of inhibin and testosterone to suppress the secretion of the gonadotropins in rams.
2001-02
Follicular-fluid factors and granulosa-cell gene expression associated with follicle deviation in cattle.
2001-02
Substitution mutation C268Y causes 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3 deficiency.
2001-02
Sex differences in androgen receptors of the human mamillary bodies are related to endocrine status rather than to sexual orientation or transsexuality.
2001-02
Plasma melatonin concentration before and during testosterone replacement in Klinefelter's syndrome: relation to hepatic indolamine metabolism and sympathoadrenal activity.
2001-02
Longitudinal effects of aging on serum total and free testosterone levels in healthy men. Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.
2001-02
Evidence that cyproterone acetate improves psychological symptoms and enhances the activity of the dopaminergic system in postmenopause.
2001-02
Androgen deficiency in women with hypopituitarism.
2001-02
Muting of androgen negative feedback unveils impoverished gonadotropin-releasing hormone/luteinizing hormone secretory reactivity in healthy older men.
2001-02
Polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with obstructive sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness: role of insulin resistance.
2001-02
Disparate response of wild-type and variant forms of LH to GnRH stimulation in individuals heterozygous for the LHbeta variant allele.
2001-02
Estrogen and androgen elicit growth hormone release via dissimilar patterns of hypothalamic neuropeptide secretion.
2001-02
Sex difference in the phosphorylation of cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) in neonatal rat brain.
2001-01-26
Testosterone modulates the dendritic architecture of arcuate neuroendocrine neurons in adult male rats.
2001-01-26
Expression of the 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 5 mRNA in the human brain.
2001-01-22
Distribution of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases in human osteoblast-like cells.
2001-01-22
Phytoestrogens inhibit human 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 5.
2001-01-22
Structure-function aspects and inhibitor design of type 5 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (AKR1C3).
2001-01-22
Inhibitors of type II 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.
2001-01-22
Pan1b (17betaHSD11)-enzymatic activity and distribution in the lung.
2001-01-22
17beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 9 and other short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases that catalyze retinoid, 17beta- and 3alpha-hydroxysteroid metabolism.
2001-01-22
Type 5 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase: its role in the formation of androgens in women.
2001-01-22
Induction of nuclear transcription factors, cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, and glutathione S-transferase alpha gene expression in Aroclor 1254-treated rat hepatocyte cultures.
2001-01-15
Reproductive effects of valproate, carbamazepine, and oxcarbazepine in men with epilepsy.
2001-01-09
Progressive decrease in bone density over 10 years of androgen deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer.
2001-01
Long-term remission of ovarian hyperandrogenism after short-term treatment with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.
2001-01
Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in first-degree relatives of patients with PCOS.
2001-01
Concentrations of steroid hormones in layers and biopsies of chelonian egg yolks.
2001-01
Insulin action and insulin secretion in polycystic ovary syndrome treated with ethinyl oestradiol/cyproterone acetate.
2001-01
Androgenic anabolic steroids and arterial structure and function in male bodybuilders.
2001-01
Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Curator's Comment: can also be injected https://www.drugs.com/pro/testosterone.html
Starting dose of testosterone gel is 50 mg of testosterone (4 pump actuations, two 25 mg packets, or one 50 mg packet), applied once daily in the morning.
Route of Administration: Topical
10 nM Testosterone significantly reduced secretion of BDNF in in human airway smooth muscle
Name Type Language
TESTOSTERONE CIPIONATE
MART.   WHO-DD  
Preferred Name English
TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE
ORANGE BOOK   USP   VANDF  
Common Name English
DEPO-TESTOSTERONE
Brand Name English
Testosterone cipionate [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE [VANDF]
Common Name English
DEPO-TESTADIOL COMPONENT TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE
Common Name English
NSC-9157
Code English
TESTOSTERONE 17.BETA.-CYCLOPENTANEPROPIONATE [MI]
Common Name English
TESTOSTERONE CIPIONATE [MART.]
Common Name English
Testosterone cyclopentanepropionate
Common Name English
ANDROST-4-EN-3-ONE, 17-(3-CYCLOPENTYL-1-OXOPROPOXY)-, (17.BETA.)-
Systematic Name English
TESTOSTERONE 17.BETA.-CYCLOPENTANEPROPIONATE
MI  
Common Name English
TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE CIII [USP-RS]
Common Name English
TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
TESTOSTERONE CYPIONATE CIII
USP-RS  
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C862
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Code System Code Type Description
PUBCHEM
441404
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SMS_ID
100000085234
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DRUG BANK
DB13943
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DAILYMED
M0XW1UBI14
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DRUG CENTRAL
4454
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NSC
9157
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-368-4
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EVMPD
SUB04734MIG
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FDA UNII
M0XW1UBI14
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WIKIPEDIA
Testosterone cypionate
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1201101
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID901015617
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CHEBI
9463
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CAS
58-20-8
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RXCUI
835827
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1647001
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NCI_THESAURUS
C1246
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MERCK INDEX
m10594
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