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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C25H32O2S
Molecular Weight 396.585
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 1
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ETAROTENE

SMILES

CCS(=O)(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)\C=C(/C)C2=CC3=C(C=C2)C(C)(C)CCC3(C)C

InChI

InChIKey=UDAZCXVIYSIEFX-FBMGVBCBSA-N
InChI=1S/C25H32O2S/c1-7-28(26,27)21-11-8-19(9-12-21)16-18(2)20-10-13-22-23(17-20)25(5,6)15-14-24(22,3)4/h8-13,16-17H,7,14-15H2,1-6H3/b18-16+

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Etarotene (Ro 15-1570) is an arotinoid sulfone. Etarotene inhibits RNase P, a ribonucleoprotein that endonucleolytically cleaves all tRNA precursors to produce the mature 5' end, thereby affecting tRNA biogenesis. Etarotene has antikeratinizing potential. It was undergoing phase III clinical trials with Roche in the US for the treatment of psoriasis and other skin.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Inhibitory effects of arotinoids on tRNA biogenesis.
2000-11-30
Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate inhibits epidermal growth factor signalling in human keratinocytes, leading to decreased ornithine decarboxylase activity.
1996-10-15
Regulation of the induction of ornithine decarboxylase in keratinocytes by retinoids.
1995-07-01
Pharmacological alterations of cellular transglutaminase activity and invasiveness in human colorectal carcinoma cells.
1993-06
Quantitative analysis of retinoids in biological fluids by high-performance liquid chromatography using column switching. III. Determination of the arotinoid sumarotene and its Z-isomer in human and animal plasma.
1992-04-15
Name Type Language
RO 15-1570/000
Preferred Name English
ETAROTENE
INN   USAN  
USAN   INN  
Official Name English
etarotene [INN]
Common Name English
RO-151570000
Code English
6-((E)-P-(ETHYLSULFONYL)-.ALPHA.-METHYLSTYRYL)-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENE
Common Name English
NAPHTHALENE, 6-(2-(4-(ETHYLSULFONYL)PHENYL)-1-METHYLETHENYL)-1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-1,1,4,4-TETRAMETHYL-, (E)-
Common Name English
ETAROTENE [USAN]
Common Name English
RO-15-1570/000
Code English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C804
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Code System Code Type Description
NCI_THESAURUS
C96705
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EVMPD
SUB07264MIG
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL2106243
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SMS_ID
100000082390
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CAS
87719-32-2
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PUBCHEM
6435463
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INN
6737
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FDA UNII
PD3817FE9N
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID101318671
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USAN
CC-39
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