
Dutasteride
Dutasteride is an aza-steroid that is inasteride in which the tert-butyl group is replaced by a 2,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl group. A synthetic 4-azasteroid, dutasteride is a selective inhibitor of both the type 1 and type 2 isoforms of steroid 5alpha-reductase, an intracellular enzyme that converts testosterone to 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone. Dutasteride is used for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia in men with an enlarged prostate gland. It has a role as an EC 1.3.1.22 [3-oxo-5alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase (NADP(+))] inhibitor and an antihyperplasia drug. It is an aza-steroid, a delta-lactam and a member of (trifluoromethyl)benzenes. It derives from a hydride of a 5alpha-androstane. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (1S,3aS,3bS,5aR,9aR,9bS,11aS)-N-[2,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-9a,11a-dimethyl-7-oxo-1,2,3,3a,3b,4,5,5a,6,9b,10,11-dodecahydroindeno[5,4-f]quinoline-1-carboxamide
- Molecular formula
- C27H30F6N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 528.5 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 528.22114718 Da
- XLogP3
- 5.4
- Topological polar surface area
- 58.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 8
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 7
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:521033
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1200969
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID8046452
- PubMed:28757136
- PubMed:28551711
- PubMed:28294070
- PubMed:27549867
- PubMed:24323034
- PubMed:23124571
- PubMed:23089343
- PubMed:23087901
- PubMed:23070385
- PubMed:23067029
- PubMed:23024707
- PubMed:22998915
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