Equilenin

Equilenin

Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-hydroxy-13-methyl-12,14,15,16-tetrahydro- 11H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-one
Identifiers
CAS Number	517-09-9 N
PubChem	CID: 444865
DrugBank	DB03515 Y
ChemSpider	392668 Y
KEGG	C14303 Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL225546 Y
Chemical data
Formula	C18H18O2
Molecular mass	266.339 g/mol
SMILES O=C4[C@]3(CCc1c(ccc2c1ccc(O)c2)[C@@H]3CC4)C
InChI InChI=1S/C18H18O2/c1-18-9-8-14-13-5-3-12(19)10-11(13)2-4-15(14)16(18)6-7-17(18)20/h2-5,10,16,19H,6-9H2,1H3/t16-,18-/m0/s1 Y Key:PDRGHUMCVRDZLQ-WMZOPIPTSA-N Y
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Equilenin is an estrogenic steroid hormone obtained from the urine of pregnant mares. It is used as one of the components in Premarin. It was the first complex natural product to be successfully, fully synthesized in 1940 by Alfred L. Wilds.

See also

• Conjugated estrogen
• Esterified estrogen

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