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Equilin

Synonym(s):

1,3,5(10),7-Estratetraen-3-ol-17-one, 3-Hydroxy-1,3,5(10),7-estratetraen-17-one, 7-Dehydroestrone

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H20O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
268.35
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2624302
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

biological source

synthetic (organic)

sterility

non-sterile

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

technique(s)

inhibition assay: suitable

mp

238-240 °C (lit.)

solubility

chloroform: methanol (1:1): 40 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

C[C@]12CC[C@H]3C(=CCc4cc(O)ccc34)[C@@H]1CCC2=O

InChI

1S/C18H20O2/c1-18-9-8-14-13-5-3-12(19)10-11(13)2-4-15(14)16(18)6-7-17(18)20/h3-5,10,14,16,19H,2,6-9H2,1H3/t14-,16+,18+/m1/s1

InChI key

WKRLQDKEXYKHJB-HFTRVMKXSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Equilin is the Mare estrogen and is majorly used in multi-estrogen drugs for hormone replacement therapy. It is synthesized in the microsomes of mare placenta. It mediates estrogen receptor β (ERβ) expression resulting in the activation of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) which favors monocytes adhesion in atherosclerosis. In vitro equilin inhibits 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (17β-HSD1) that catalyzes the conversion of estrone to 17β-estradiol.

pictograms

Health hazard

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Lact. - Repr. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges


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Equilin and equilenin biosynthesis. Stereochemistry of aromatization of 3-hydroxy-3, 5, 7-androstatrien-17-one by horse placenta
Mitsuteru N and Yoshio O
Journal of Steroid Biochemistry, 26(1), 137-143 (1987)
Equilin
Handbook of Hormones, 582-582 (2016)
Structure of the ternary complex of human 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 with 3-hydroxyestra-1, 3, 5, 7-tetraen-17-one (equilin) and NADP+
Sawicki MW, et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 96(3), 840-845 (1999)
Sari Alho-Richmond et al.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 248(1-2), 208-213 (2006-01-18)
Estrogens, especially estradiol, have been shown to stimulate the proliferation of hormone-dependent types of breast cancer cells. 17Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (17beta-HSD1) enzyme catalyses the synthesis of the active female estrogen, estradiol and is thus an attractive target for structure-based
Rupinder K Bhamra et al.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 18(4), 393-399 (2010-11-26)
A randomized, parallel-design study was conducted to determine the pharmacokinetic profile of synthetic conjugated estrogens A (SCE-A) vaginal cream (0.625 mg SCE-A/g) when administered at intervals (1 g once daily for 7 d, then twice weekly) over a 27-day period

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