Epostane
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Win-32729
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PubChem | 6917713 |
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C22H31NO3 | |
Molar mass | 357.49 g·mol−1 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Epostane (INN, USAN, BAN) (developmental code name WIN-32729) is an inhibitor of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) that was developed as an contraceptive, abortifacient, and oxytocic drug but was never marketed.[1][2] By inhibiting 3β-HSD, epostane blocks the biosynthesis of progesterone from pregnenolone (and also the conversion of dehydroepiandrosterone to androstenedione), thereby functioning as an antiprogestogen and terminating pregnancy.[1] The drug was trialed and in a study was found to be slightly more effective at inducing abortion relative to mifepristone.[3]
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