Metribolone

Metribolone
Clinical data
Other namesMethyltrienolone, 17α-Methyltrenbolone; R1881; R-1881; RU-1881; NSC-92858; 17α-Methyl-19-nor-Δ9,11-testosterone; 17α-Methylestra-4,9,11-trien-17β-ol-3-one
Routes of
administration		By mouth
Drug classAndrogen; Anabolic steroid; Progestogen
Identifiers
  • (8S,13S,14S,17S)-17-Hydroxy-13,17-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,14,15,16-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
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ECHA InfoCard100.190.113 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H24O2
Molar mass284.399 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[C@@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(C=CC3=C4CCC(=O)C=C4CC[C@@H]23)C)O
  • InChI=1S/C19H24O2/c1-18-9-7-15-14-6-4-13(20)11-12(14)3-5-16(15)17(18)8-10-19(18,2)21/h7,9,11,16-17,21H,3-6,8,10H2,1-2H3/t16-,17+,18+,19+/m1/s1 ☒N
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Metribolone (developmental code R1881, also known as methyltrienolone) is a synthetic and orally active anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) and a 17α-alkylated nandrolone (19-nortestosterone) derivative which was never marketed for medical use but has been widely used in scientific research as a hot ligand in androgen receptor (AR) ligand binding assays (LBAs) and as a photoaffinity label for the AR.[1][2][3] More precisely, metribolone is the 17α-methylated derivative of trenbolone. It was investigated briefly for the treatment of advanced breast cancer in women in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but was found to produce signs of severe hepatotoxicity at very low dosages, and its development was subsequently discontinued.[2][4]

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  3. ^ Brinkmann AO, Kuiper GG, de Boer W, Mulder E, Bolt J, van Steenbrugge GJ, van der Molen HJ (January 1986). "Characterization of androgen receptors after photoaffinity labelling with [3H]methyltrienolone (R1881)". Journal of Steroid Biochemistry. 24 (1): 245–249. doi:10.1016/0022-4731(86)90058-0. PMID 2422446.
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