Estradiol diundecylate (brand name Estrolent), or estradiol diundecanoate, also known as 17β-estradiol 3,17β-diundecylate, is an
estrogen
Estrogen (also spelled oestrogen in British English; see spelling differences) is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. There are three ...
and an
estrogen ester
An estrogen ester is an ester of an estrogen, most typically of estradiol but also of other estrogens such as estrone, estriol, and even nonsteroidal estrogens like diethylstilbestrol. Esterification renders estradiol into a prodrug of estradiol ...
– specifically, the 3,17β-di
undecylate ester
In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an acid (either organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group () of that acid is replaced by an organyl group (R). These compounds contain a distin ...
of
estradiol
Estradiol (E2), also called oestrogen, oestradiol, is an estrogen steroid hormone and the major female sex hormone. It is involved in the regulation of female reproductive cycles such as estrous and menstrual cycles. Estradiol is responsible ...
– which has been marketed in
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
.
It was described, along with a variety of other
estradiol ester
This is a list of estrogen esters, or ester prodrugs of estrogens. It includes esters, as well as ethers, of steroidal estrogens like estradiol, estrone, and estriol and of nonsteroidal estrogens like the stilbestrols diethylstilbestrol an ...
s such as
estradiol undecylate
Estradiol undecylate (EU, EUn, E2U), also known as estradiol undecanoate and formerly sold under the brand names Delestrec and Progynon Depot 100 among others, is an estrogen (medication), estrogen medication which has been used in the treatment ...
, by Karl Junkmann of
Schering AG
Schering AG was a research-centered German multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Wedding, Berlin, which operated as an independent company from 1851 to 2006. In 2006, it was bought by Bayer AG and merged to form the Bayer su ...
in 1953.
See also
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Estradiol diundecylate/hydroxyprogesterone heptanoate/testosterone cyclohexylpropionate
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Estradiol diundecylenate
Estradiol diundecylenate (brand name Etrosteron), or estradiol diundecenoate, also known as 17β-estradiol 3,17β-diundec-10-enoate, is a semisynthetic steroidal estrogen and an estrogen ester – specifically, the 3,17β-di undecylenate ester ...
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Estradiol undecylate
Estradiol undecylate (EU, EUn, E2U), also known as estradiol undecanoate and formerly sold under the brand names Delestrec and Progynon Depot 100 among others, is an estrogen (medication), estrogen medication which has been used in the treatment ...
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List of estrogen esters § Estradiol esters
References
Abandoned drugs
Estradiol esters
Undecanoate esters
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