Description
17a-Hydroxyprogesterone is an antiestrogen compound.
MolecularFormula
C21H30O3
SMILEs
CC(=O)[C@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)C)O
Solubility
Soluble in water (partly), chloroform, methanol, and Dichloromethane.
BoilingPoint
482.9±45.0 ℃ at 760 mmHg
OpticalActivity
α20D +92.1, c = 1.0 in chloroform; α20D +90±5, c = 1 in chloroform
IC50
Progesterone receptor: IC50 = 12 nM (bovine); GR: IC50 = 51 nM (human); Androgen Receptor: IC50 = 739 nM (rat); ERK 1: IC50 = 3.16 µM (human); Plasmodium falciparum W2: IC50 = 3.16 µM
VapourPressure
0.0±2.8 mmHg at 25℃
PreparationUse
a metabolite of Progesterone, used prophylactically for the 12th to 37th week of pregnancy, particularly in women who are in the high-risk category for premature delivery-anticoagulant