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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C21H28O2
Molecular Weight 312.4458
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 6 / 6
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ETHISTERONE

SMILES

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

InChI

InChIKey=CHNXZKVNWQUJIB-CEGNMAFCSA-N
InChI=1S/C21H28O2/c1-4-21(23)12-9-18-16-6-5-14-13-15(22)7-10-19(14,2)17(16)8-11-20(18,21)3/h1,13,16-18,23H,5-12H2,2-3H3/t16-,17+,18+,19+,20+,21+/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C21H28O2
Molecular Weight 312.4458
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 6 / 6
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Ethisterone is a metabolite of danazol. Ethisterone is a progestogen hormone. The first orally active progestin, Ethisterone (brand names Pranone, Progestoral, Lutocylol, Proluton C), also known as 17α-ethinyltestosterone, pregneninolone, or anhydrohydroxyprogesterone, is a steroidal progestin with androgenic activity which is derived from testosterone and was introduced for medical use in 1939. Ethisterone is indicated for progesterone supplementation or replacement as part of an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment for infertile women with progesterone deficiency and for the treatment of secondary amenorrhea. Also used as a female contraceptive.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Ethisterone was synthesized in 1938 by Hans Herloff Inhoffen, Willy Logemann, Walter Hohlweg, and Arthur Serini at Schering AG in Berlin and marketed in Germany in 1939 as Proluton C and by Schering in the U.S. in 1945 as Pranone.

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Pranone

Approved Use

For progesterone supplementation or replacement as part of an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment for infertile women with progesterone deficiency and for the treatment of secondary amenorrhea. Also used as a female contraceptive.
Primary
Pranone

Approved Use

For progesterone supplementation or replacement as part of an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment for infertile women with progesterone deficiency and for the treatment of secondary amenorrhea. Also used as a female contraceptive.
Primary
Prone

Approved Use

Endometriosis
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Pharmacokinetics of norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol delivered by a contraceptive patch (Ortho Evra/Evra) under conditions of heat, humidity, and exercise.
2001 Dec
Pharmacokinetic overview of Ortho Evra/Evra.
2002 Feb
Serum distribution of the major metabolites of norgestimate in relation to its pharmacological properties.
2003 Feb
An evaluation of the use of the transdermal contraceptive patch in adolescents.
2004 May
New contraception options.
2004 Sep-Oct
Mortality in women given diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy.
2006 Jul 3
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

200 to 800 mg, single dose 500mg, 12 hourly, PO
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
A pool of normal female serum was incubated with Ethisterone (3 x 10(-7) mol/l and 3 x 10(-6) mol/l). In vitro ethisterone (a major metabolite of danazol) competed with testosterone for SHBG binding sites.
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
P201BVY1MJ
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Name Type Language
ETHISTERONE
INN   MART.   MI   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
ETHISTERONE [MI]
Preferred Name English
ethisterone [INN]
Common Name English
SYNGESTROTABS
Brand Name English
NSC-9565
Code English
Ethisterone [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
PREGNENINOLONE
Common Name English
PRANONE
Brand Name English
ETHISTERONE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
ETHISTERONE [MART.]
Common Name English
TROSINONE
Brand Name English
17-ETHYNYL-17.BETA.-HYDROXYANDROST-4-EN-3-ONE
Systematic Name English
ORA-LUTIN
Brand Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C776
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WHO-VATC QG03DC04
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WHO-ATC G03FA03
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WHO-ATC G03DC04
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WHO-VATC QG03FA03
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Code System Code Type Description
NCI_THESAURUS
C77012
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DRUG CENTRAL
1084
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WIKIPEDIA
ETHISTERONE
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MESH
D005003
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CHEBI
34749
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EVMPD
SUB07279MIG
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL241694
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FDA UNII
P201BVY1MJ
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID2023016
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NSC
9565
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SMS_ID
100000082618
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RXCUI
4129
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CAS
434-03-7
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1261117
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MERCK INDEX
m5065
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
207-096-5
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PUBCHEM
5284557
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INN
374
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