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Also known as ORF 17070, RWJ 17070, Vantas®, 5-oxo-L-prolyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-N(tau)-benzyl-D-histidyl-L-leucyl-L-arginyl-N-ethyl-L-prolinamide, L-pyroglutamyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-D-N(im)-benzyl-histidyl-L-leucyl-L-arginyl-L-proline ethylamide, [(im-Bzl)-D-His(6),Pro(9)-NEt]-gonadotropin releasing hormone

Histrelin acetate, sold under the brand name Supprelin among others, is a nonapeptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) with added potency. When present in the bloodstream, it acts on particular cells of the pituitary gland called gonadotropes. Histrelin stimulates these cells to release luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. Thus it is considered a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist or GnRH agonist.

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Mass
1322.66726
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medication
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canonical SMILES
CCNC(=O)C1CCCN1C(=O)C(CCCN=C(N)N)NC(=O)C(CC(C)C)NC(=O)C(CC2=CN(C=N2)CC3=CC=CC=C3)NC(=O)C(CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)NC(=O)C(CO)NC(=O)C(CC5=CNC6=CC=CC=C65)NC(=O)C(CC7=CN=CN7)NC(=O)C8CCC(=O)N8
chemical formula
C₆₆H₈₆N₁₈O₁₂
isomeric SMILES
CCNC(=O)[C@@H]1CCCN1C(=O)[C@H](CCCN=C(N)N)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@@H](CC2=CN(C=N2)CC3=CC=CC=C3)NC(=O)[C@H](CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@H](CC5=CNC6=CC=CC=C65)NC(=O)[C@H](CC7=CN=CN7)NC(=O)[C@@H]8CCC(=O)N8
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
histrelin
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Histrelin acetate, sold under the brand name Supprelin among others, is a nonapeptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) with added potency. When present in the bloodstream, it acts on particular cells of the pituitary gland called gonadotropes. Histrelin stimulates these cells to release luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. Thus it is considered a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist or GnRH agonist.

==Medical uses== Histrelin is used to treat hormone-sensitive cancers of the prostate in men and uterine fibroids in women. In addition, histrelin has been proven to be highly effective in treating central precocious puberty in children.

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