Altrenogest

Altrenogest
Clinical data
Trade namesRegumate, Matrix
Other namesAllyltrenbolone; Allyltrienolone; RU-2267; RH-2267; A-35957; A-41300; 17α-Allylestra-4,9,11-trien-17β-ol-3-one; 17α-Allyl-19-nor-δ9,11-testosterone
Routes of
administration
By mouth[1]
Drug classProgestogen; Progestin
ATCvet code
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • (8S,13S,14S,17R)-17-Hydroxy-13-methyl-17-prop-2-enyl-1,2,6,7,8,14,15,16-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
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PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.011.549 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H26O2
Molar mass310.437 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[C@]12C=CC3=C4CCC(=O)C=C4CC[C@H]3[C@@H]1CC[C@]2(CC=C)O
  • InChI=1S/C21H26O2/c1-3-10-21(23)12-9-19-18-6-4-14-13-15(22)5-7-16(14)17(18)8-11-20(19,21)2/h3,8,11,13,18-19,23H,1,4-7,9-10,12H2,2H3/t18-,19+,20+,21+/m1/s1
  • Key:VWAUPFMBXBWEQY-ANULTFPQSA-N

Altrenogest, sold under the brand names Swinemate and Altren manufactured by Aurora Pharmaceutical and Regumate manufactured by Merck, is a progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group which is widely used in veterinary medicine to suppress or synchronize estrus in horses and pigs.[3][4][5][6][7] It is available for veterinary use in both Europe (as Regumate) and the United States (as Matrix).[8]

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  6. ^ Reddy DS, Gadsby JE (13 May 2013). "Hormones Affecting Reproduction". In Riviere JE, Papich MG (eds.). Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 727–. ISBN 978-1-118-68590-7.
  7. ^ Zeelen FJ (1990). Medicinal chemistry of steroids. Elsevier Science Limited. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-0-444-88727-6. Other examples are allylestrenol (42), a pro-drug converted to the 3-keto analogue (43), which is used in the treatment of threatened abortion [78,79] and altrenogest (44), used in sows and mares to suppress ovulation and estrus behaviour [80]. [...] Progestins with a 17a-allyl side chain: (42) allylestrenol, (43), (44) altrenogest.
  8. ^ Rodriguez-Martinez H (1 April 2010). Control of Pig Reproduction VIII. Nottingham University Press. pp. 189–. ISBN 978-1-907284-53-3.

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