Product Name

Testolactone

CAS Number

968-93-4

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Product Name:
Testolactone
CAS Number:
968-93-4
Indication:
For palliative treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
Mode of Action:

Although the precise mechanism by which testolactone produces its clinical antineoplastic effects has not been established, its principal action is reported to be inhibition of steroid aromatase activity and consequent reduction in estrone synthesis from adrenal androstenedione, the major source of estrogen in postmenopausal women. Based on in vitro studies, the aromatase inhibition may be noncompetitive and irreversible. This phenomenon may account for the persistence of testolactone's effect on estrogen synthesis after drug withdrawal.

Pharmacodynamics:

Testolactone is a synthetic anti-neoplastic agent that is structurally distinct from the androgen steroid nucleus in possessing a six-membered lactone ring in place of the usual five-membered carbocyclic D-ring. Despite some similarity to testosterone, testolactone has no in vivo androgenic effect. No other hormonal effects have been reported in clinical studies in patients receiving testolactone.

Metabolism:

Hepatic. Metabolized to several derivatives in the liver, all of which preserve the lactone D-ring.

Toxicity:

Oral LD50s in mouse and dog are 1630 mg/kg and 593-926 mg/kg, respectively.

IUPAC:
(1R, 2S, 7S, 10S, 11R)-7, 11-dimethyl-6-oxatetracyclo[8.8.0.0, {2, 7}.0, {11, 16}]octadeca-12, 15-diene-5, 14-dione
PubChem:
13769
DrugBank:
DB00894 (APRD00640)
Formula:
C13H10N2O4
Molecular Mass:
300.3921
Synonyms:
Testolactona [INN-Spanish] Testolactonum [INN-Latin] Testolattone [Dcit]
SMILES:
C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@@H](CCC4=CC(=O)C=C[C@]34C)[C@@H]1CCC(=O)O2
InChi:
BPEWUONYVDABNZ-DZBHQSCQSA-N

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