Term Name: | oxymetholone |
---|---|
Synonyms: | (5alpha,17beta)-17-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethylidene)-17-methylandrostan-3-one, 17alpha-methyl-2-hydroxymethylene-17-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one, 17beta-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethylene)-17-methyl-5alpha-androstan-3-one, 17beta-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethylidene)-17-methyl-5alpha-androstan-3-one, 2-hydroxymethylene-17alpha-methyl-17beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one, 2-hydroxymethylene-17alpha-methyl-5alpha-androstan-17beta-ol-3-one, 2-hydroxymethylene-17alpha-methyldihydrotestosterone, 4,5alpha-dihydro-2-hydroxymethylene-17alpha-methyltestosterone, Adroyd, Anadrol-50, Anapolon, Nastenon, oximetolona, oxymetholone, oxymetholonum, Pardroyd, Plenastril, Protanabol, Synasteron |
Definition: | A 3-oxo-5alpha- steroid that is 4,5alpha-dihydrotestosterone which is substituted by a hydroxymethylidene group at position 2 and by a methyl group at the 17alpha position. A synthetic androgen, it was mainly used for the treatment of anaemias until being replaced by treatments with fewer side effects. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:7864] ( EBI ) |