| Term Name: |
metyrapone |
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| Synonyms: |
- 2-methyl-1,2-dipyridin-3-ylpropan-1-one
- metirapona
- Metopiron
- Metopirone
- METYRAPONE
- metyraponum
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| Definition: |
An aromatic ketone that is 3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one in which the methyl groups at positions 1 and 4 are replaced by pyridin-3-yl groups. A steroid 11beta-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.15.4) inhibitor, it is used in the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency.
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| References: |
- Beilstein:163023
- CAS:54-36-4
- DrugBank:DB01011
- Drug_Central:1791
- KEGG:C07205
- KEGG:D00410
- LINCS:LSM-3035
- PDBeChem:MYT
- Patent:US2966493
- Reaxys:163023
- Wikipedia:Metyrapone
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| Ontology: |
ChEBI
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EBI
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