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34202

Finasteride

VETRANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

N-(2-methyl-2-propyl)-3-oxo-4-aza-5α-androst-1-ene-17β-carboxamide, N-tert-Butyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5α-androst-1-en-17β-carboxamide, MK-906

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C23H36N2O2
CAS Number:
98319-26-7
Molecular Weight:
372.54
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329754889
MDL number:
MFCD00869737

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InChI

1S/C23H36N2O2/c1-21(2,3)25-20(27)17-8-7-15-14-6-9-18-23(5,13-11-19(26)24-18)16(14)10-12-22(15,17)4/h11,13-18H,6-10,12H2,1-5H3,(H,24,26)(H,25,27)/t14-,15-,16-,17+,18+,22-,23+/m0/s1

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12CC[C@@]3([H])[C@]4([H])CC[C@H](C(=O)NC(C)(C)C)[C@@]4(C)CC[C@]3([H])[C@@]1(C)C=CC(=O)N2

InChI key

DBEPLOCGEIEOCV-WSBQPABSSA-N

grade

analytical standard

product line

VETRANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

Quality Level

100

Gene Information

human ... SRD5A2(6716)

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Application

Finasteride may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in biological fluids and pharmaceutical formulations by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method.
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Biochem/physiol Actions

Selective 5α-reductase inhibitor; antiandrogen.

Legal Information

VETRANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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GHS08,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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Determination of finasteride in tablets by high performance liquid chromatography.
Basavaiah K and Somashekar BC
Journal of Chemistry, 4(1), 109-116 (2007)
Mary K Samplaski et al.
Fertility and sterility, 100(6), 1542-1546 (2013-09-10)
To determine the degree of improvement in semen parameters after finasteride discontinuation. A prospective database of men presenting for a fertility evaluation was analyzed for semen and hormone parameters before and after discontinuation of finasteride. A male infertility specialty clinic.
Asad Umar et al.
Nature reviews. Cancer, 12(12), 835-848 (2012-11-16)
Prevention of cancer remains the most promising strategy for reducing both its incidence and the mortality due to this disease. For more than four decades, findings from epidemiology, basic research and clinical trials have informed the development of lifestyle and
High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of finasteride in human plasma using direct injection with column switching.
Takano T and Hata S
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 676(1), 141-146 (1996)
Marian L Neuhouser et al.
Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6(2), 91-99 (2013-01-15)
The role of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis and whether IGFs interact with androgen-suppressing agents in relation to prostate carcinogenesis is unclear. This nested case-control study (n = 1,652 cases/1,543 controls) examined whether serum IGF1, IGF2, IGFBP2, IGFBP3, and
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