Term Name: | ethisterone |
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Synonyms: | (17alpha)-17-hydroxypregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 17-beta-hydroxy-17-alpha-ethynyl-4-androsten-3-one, 17-ethynyl-17beta-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one, 17-hydroxy-17alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 17alpha-ethinyltestosterone, 17alpha-ethynyl-17beta-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one, 17alpha-ethynyltestosterone, aethisteron, aethisteronum, anhydrohydroxyprogesterone, anhydroxyprogesterone, ethisterone, ethisteronum, ethynyltestosterone, etisterona, Lutocylol, Nugestoral, Ora-Lutin, Pranone, Prodroxan, Produxan, Progestab, Progestoral, Syngestrotabs, Trosinone |
Definition: | A 17beta-hydroxy steroid that is testosterone in which the 17beta hydrogen is replaced by an ethynyl group. Ethisterone was the first orally active progestin and is a metabolite of danazol. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:34749] ( EBI ) |