
Prostaglandin E2
Prostaglandin E2 is prostaglandin F2alpha in which the hydroxy group at position 9 has been oxidised to the corresponding ketone. Prostaglandin E2 is the most common and most biologically potent of mammalian prostaglandins. It has a role as an oxytocic, a mouse metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a prostaglandin E2(1-). — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (Z)-7-[(1R,2R,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-[(E,3S)-3-hydroxyoct-1-enyl]-5-oxocyclopentyl]hept-5-enoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C20H32O5
- Molecular weight
- 352.5 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 352.22497412 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 94.8 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 5
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 4
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
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