Norgestrel

Norgestrel

Systematic (IUPAC) name
(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)- 13-ethyl-17-ethynyl-17-hydroxy- 1,2,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15, 16- dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information
MedlinePlus	a602008
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	?
Pharmacokinetic data
Half-life	5-14 hours
Identifiers
CAS number	6533-00-2 Y
ATC code	G03AC03
PubChem	CID 16051930
DrugBank	APRD00106
ChemSpider	10481953 Y
UNII	3J8Q1747Z2 Y
KEGG	D00954 Y
Chemical data
Formula	C21H28O2
Mol. mass	312.446 g/mol
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
InChI InChI=1S/C21H28O2/c1-3-20-11-9-17-16-8-6-15(22)13-14(16)5-7-18(17)19(20)10-12-21(20,23)4-2/h2,13,16-19,23H,3,5-12H2,1H3/t16-,17+,18+,19-,20-,21?/m0/s1 Y Key:WWYNJERNGUHSAO-CULCCENASA-N Y
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Norgestrel is a progestin used in hormonal contraceptives. Norgestrel is a mixture of two stereoisomers, dextro-norgestrel (CAS# 797-64-8) and levo-norgestrel (CAS# 797-63-7). Only levonorgestrel is biologically active. Therefore, while some medications may contain dextronorgestrel, they are often labeled in terms of their levonorgestrel content only, ignoring the inert isomer. It is used in the hormonal contraceptive Microgynon 30, among others.

See also

• Levonorgestrel
• Progestin
• Elsimar M. Coutinho

This drug article relating to the genito-urinary system is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Progestagens Alkynes Genito-urinary system drug stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? Sweat / Suit Cheilosa montana Look at other dictionaries: norgestrel — Fármaco progestínico utilizado como anticonceptivo, solo o combinado con estrógeno. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico Norgestrel — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Levonorgestrel Andere Namen …   Deutsch Wikipedia norgestrel — /nawr jes treuhl/, n. Pharm. a synthetic progestin, C21H28O2, used in some oral contraceptives either alone or in combination with an estrogen. [1965 70; NOR + (PRO)GEST(OGEN) + rel, of uncert. derivation] * * * …   Universalium norgestrel — noun A progestin used in hormonal contraceptives …   Wiktionary norgestrel — A progestin used in oral contraceptive products. * * * nor·ges·trel nȯr jes trəl n a synthetic progestogen C21H28O2 having two optically active forms of which the biologically active levorotatory form is used in birth control pills see… …   Medical dictionary norgestrel — nor·ges·trel …   English syllables norgestrel — noun synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives • Hypernyms: ↑progestin, ↑progestogen • Substance Holonyms: ↑Lo/Ovral, ↑Ovral, ↑Ovrette …   Useful english dictionary L-norgestrel — A form of the hormone progesterone that is made in the laboratory and used to prevent pregnancy. It is being studied in the prevention of ovarian and endometrial cancer, and in the treatment of other conditions. L norgestrel is a type of oral… …   English dictionary of cancer terms Levonorgestrel — Systematic (IUPAC) name 13 ethyl 17 ethynyl 17 hydroxy 1 …   Wikipedia Levonorgestrel — Nombre (IUPAC) sistemático …   Wikipedia Español 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”