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Cyproterone acetate

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

6-Chloro-1β,2β-dihydro-17-hydroxy-3′H-cyclopropa(1,2)-pregna-1,4,6-triene-3,20-dione acetate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H29ClO4
CAS Number:
427-51-0
Molecular Weight:
416.94
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329775032
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
MDL number:
MFCD00864671

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InChI

1S/C24H29ClO4/c1-12(26)24(29-13(2)27)8-6-16-14-10-20(25)19-11-21(28)15-9-18(15)23(19,4)17(14)5-7-22(16,24)3/h10-11,14-18H,5-9H2,1-4H3/t14-,15+,16-,17-,18-,22-,23-,24-/m0/s1

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12CC[C@](OC(C)=O)(C(C)=O)[C@@]1(C)CC[C@@]3([H])[C@@]2([H])C=C(Cl)C4=CC(=O)[C@@H]5C[C@@H]5[C@]34C

InChI key

UWFYSQMTEOIJJG-FDTZYFLXSA-N

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

cyproterone

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

Gene Information

human ... AR(367), NR3C1(2908), PGR(5241)

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Cyproterone acetate EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

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Sales restrictions may apply.

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GHS08,GHS07

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Warning

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Carc. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Lourdes Ibáñez et al.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 96(11), 3361-3366 (2011-08-26)
The aim was to perform a first comparison between the effects of a classic therapy and those of a novel treatment for androgen excess in adolescent girls. We conducted a randomized, open-labeled trial at a university hospital. Thirty-four adolescents with
Vanessa Battisti et al.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie, 65(7), 516-524 (2011-10-14)
Over the last decade, epidemiological, experimental and clinical studies have implicated oxidative stress in the development and progression of prostate cancer. In the present study, we evaluated the oxidative status and antioxidant defense in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) taking
P Kasper
Pharmacology & toxicology, 88(5), 223-231 (2001-06-08)
Cyproterone acetate, a widely used synthetic progestagen with antiandrogenic activity, is known for years to produce liver tumours in rats, with a higher incidence in females. This effect was attributed to a rodent-specific tumour promoting mode of action based on
T Rabe et al.
Drug safety, 14(1), 25-38 (1996-01-01)
The preclinical safety assessment of cyproterone acetate (CPA) with regard to liver tumorigenesis was based on tumorigenicity studies, which revealed no mutagenic potential. Recently, in vitro studies on the formation of adducts and the enhancement of DNA repair synthesis with
G Friedman et al.
Digestive diseases and sciences, 44(7), 1362-1363 (1999-09-18)
Cyproterone acetate is a normally well-tolerated drug that is used widely for the treatment of prostatic carcinoma. Liver toxicity due to its use is not well known. We describe two cases of fatal fulminant hepatitis related to the use of
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