Synthesis and biological properties of 17.alpha.-furylestradiol and dihydroequilin derivatives

Autor: Clara Revesz, Yvon Lefebvre
Rok vydání: 1975
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Zdroj: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 18:217-219
ISSN: 1520-4804
0022-2623
DOI: 10.1021/jm00236a027
Popis: A series of 17alpha-furylestradiol and dihydroequilin derivatives was synthesized by reacting the appropriate 3-substituted estrone and equilin with 2- or 3-furyllithium. The oral estrogenic activity of the compounds was compared with that of mestranol. In the Allen-Doisy test, the 17alpha-(3-furyl) analogs were 4-19 times as potent orally as the standard in rats but they were less active in mice. Acetylation of the 17-alcohol or replacement of the 3-furyl by a 2-furyl group produced a decrease in activity. In the mouse uterotrophic assay in mice the compounds were less effective than mestranol and exhibited very shallow dose-response curves.
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