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Progesterone

C₂₁H₃₀O₂ · 53 atoms

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Progesterone

Elements

About

Progesterone is a C21-steroid hormone in which a pregnane skeleton carries oxo substituents at positions 3 and 20 and is unsaturated at C(4)-C(5). As a hormone, it is involved in the female menstrual cycle, pregnancy and embryogenesis of humans and other species. It has a role as a contraceptive drug, a progestin, a progesterone receptor agonist, a mouse metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a 20-oxo steroid, a 3-oxo-Delta(4) steroid and a C21-steroid hormone. It derives from a hydride of a pregnane.

Properties

IUPAC name(8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-17-acetyl-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one

CAS number57-83-0

Molar mass314.5 g/mol

Melting point121.1 °C

Boiling point394.1 °C

Density1.166 g/mL

GHS hazards

Health hazardEnvironmental hazard

Sources

Properties: PubChem CID 5994
3D structure: PubChem CID 5994 (3D conformer)
CAS number: PubChem CID 5994
Description: PubChem ← ChEBI
Melting point: PubChem ← CAMEO Chemicals
Boiling point: PubChem ← DrugBank
Density: PubChem ← Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Hazards: PubChem ← European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

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