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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C29H39NO3
Molecular Weight 449.6249
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 5 / 5
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ONAPRISTONE

SMILES

CN(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)[C@H]2C[C@]3(C)[C@@H](CC[C@]3(O)CCCO)[C@@H]4CCC5=CC(=O)CCC5=C24

InChI

InChIKey=IEXUMDBQLIVNHZ-YOUGDJEHSA-N
InChI=1S/C29H39NO3/c1-28-18-25(19-5-8-21(9-6-19)30(2)3)27-23-12-10-22(32)17-20(23)7-11-24(27)26(28)13-15-29(28,33)14-4-16-31/h5-6,8-9,17,24-26,31,33H,4,7,10-16,18H2,1-3H3/t24-,25+,26-,28+,29+/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C29H39NO3
Molecular Weight 449.6249
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 5 / 5
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Onapristone is a type I progesterone receptor (PR) antagonist that prevents PR- mediated DNA transcription and was studied as an antitumor agent. This drug possessed activity in breast cancer and is participating in phase II clinical trials to test any good and bad effect for the treatment of endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, peritoneal cancer, and prostate cancer.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Luteoprotective roles of luteinizing hormone are mediated by not only progesterone production but also glucocorticoid conversion in bovine corpus luteum.
2013-03
Anti-apoptotic roles of prostaglandin E2 and F2alpha in bovine luteal steroidogenic cells.
2008-08
Regulation of homeobox A10 expression in the primate endometrium by progesterone and embryonic stimuli.
2007-09
Progesterone-induced sphingosine kinase-1 expression in the rat uterus during pregnancy and signaling consequences.
2007-04
Effects of progesterone on iNOS, COX-2, and collagen expression in the cervix.
2006-06
Ligand-selective targeting of the glucocorticoid receptor to nuclear subdomains is associated with decreased receptor mobility.
2005-06
Characterization of a critical region in the hormone binding domain of sperm progesterone receptor.
2005-04
Development of progesterone receptor antagonists from 1,2-dihydrochromeno[3,4-f]quinoline agonist pharmacophore.
2003-06-16
Synthesis and biological activity of novel nonsteroidal progesterone receptor antagonists based on cyclocymopol monomethyl ether.
1996-04-26
Patents

Sample Use Guides

onapristone tablets 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 mg BID
Route of Administration: Oral
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
ONAPRISTONE
INN   MI   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
ZK-299
Preferred Name English
ZK299
Code English
onapristone [INN]
Common Name English
11.BETA.-(P-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENYL)-17.ALPHA.-HYDROXY-17-(3-HYDROXYPROPYL)-13.ALPHA.-ESTRA-4,9-DIEN-3-ONE
Common Name English
ZK98299
Code English
ZK-98299
Code English
ONAPRISTONE [MI]
Common Name English
Onapristone [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
CAS
96346-61-1
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1908373
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EVMPD
SUB09444MIG
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MERCK INDEX
m8212
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PUBCHEM
5311505
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WIKIPEDIA
Onapristone
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID90242210
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SMS_ID
100000083320
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INN
6207
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NCI_THESAURUS
C170255
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DRUG BANK
DB12637
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FDA UNII
H6H7G23O3N
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