testolactone
A progesterone derivative with antineoplastic activity. Testolactone inhibits steroid aromatase, thereby preventing the formation of estrogen from adrenal androstenedione and reducing endogenous estrogen levels.
| Synonym: | Fludestrin therapeutic testolactone |
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| US brand name: | Teslac |
| Abbreviation: | TL |
| Code name: | SQ-9538 |
| Chemical structure: | 1-dehydrotestololactone 1,2,3,4,4a,4b,7,9,10,10a-decahydro-2-hydroxy-2,4b-dimethyl-7-oxo-1-phenanthrenepropionic acid delta-lactone 13-hydroxy-3-0x0-13,17-secoandrosta-1,4-dien-17-oic acid delta-lactone 17alpha-oxo-D-homo-1,4-androstadiene-3,17-dione D-homo-17a-oxaandrosta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione delta-1-testololactone |
| IND number: | 920 |
| NSC code: | 23759 |