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Atamestane (developmental code name SH-489), also known as metandroden, as well as 1-methylandrosta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione, is a steroidal aromatase inhibitor that was studied in the treatment of cancer. It blocks the production of estrogen in the body. The drug is selective, competitive, and irreversible in its inhibition of aromatase.

Chemical data

Formula
C20H26O2
Molecular weight
298.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
(8R,9S,10S,13S,14S)-1,10,13-trimethyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-dione
SMILES
CC1=CC(=O)C=C2[C@]1([C@H]3CC[C@]4([C@H]([C@@H]3CC2)CCC4=O)C)C
InChIKey
PEPMWUSGRKINHX-TXTPUJOMSA-N
XLogP
2.9
Polar surface area
34.1 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Phase 3
Molecule type
Small molecule
Indications
breast neoplasm, breast cancer

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Wikidata facts

Mass
298.193
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chemical formula
C₂₀H₂₆O₂
canonical SMILES
CC1=CC(=O)C=C2C1(C3CCC4(C(C3CC2)CCC4=O)C)C
isomeric SMILES
CC1=CC(=O)C=C2[C@]1([C@H]3CC[C@]4([C@H]([C@@H]3CC2)CCC4=O)C)C
subject has role
aromatase inhibitors
Commons category
Atamestane
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Atamestane (developmental code name SH-489), also known as metandroden, as well as 1-methylandrosta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione, is a steroidal aromatase inhibitor that was studied in the treatment of cancer. It blocks the production of estrogen in the body. The drug is selective, competitive, and irreversible in its inhibition of aromatase.

==Synthesis== Dof: 600px Reaction of the known compound, androstadienedione, (1) with Gilman reagent followed by acetylation with acetic anhydride gives the enol acetate (2). Bromination with 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin gives an intermediate (3) which on treatment with magnesium oxide yields atamestane (4). Alternatively the steroid (5) can be oxidized with benzeneselenol, or PC10380080 (6) can be oxidized with a mixture of chromium trioxide and sulfuric acid.

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