7α-Methylestradiol

Not to be confused with Methylestradiol.

7α-Methylestradiol

Clinical data
Other names	7α-Methyl-E2; 7α-Me-E2; 7α-Methylestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol
Drug class	Estrogen
Identifiers
IUPAC name (7R,8R,9S,13S,14S,17S)-7,13-Dimethyl-6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-diol
CAS Number	10448-97-2^Y
PubChem CID	10424124
UNII	VD3UG279PS
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C19H26O2
Molar mass	286.415 g·mol^−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES [H][C@@]12CC[C@H](O)[C@@]1(C)CC[C@]1([H])C3=CC=C(O)C=C3C[C@@H](C)[C@@]21[H]
InChI InChI=1/C19H26O2/c1-11-9-12-10-13(20)3-4-14(12)15-7-8-19(2)16(18(11)15)5-6-17(19)21/h3-4,10-11,15-18,20-21H,5-9H2,1-2H3/t11-,15-,16+,17+,18-,19+/s2 Key:DXWWYJWUFULMAP-BQXDHOISNA-N

7α-Methylestradiol (7α-Me-E2), also known as 7α-methylestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol, is a synthetic estrogen and an active metabolite of the androgen/anabolic steroids trestolone/Methandienone.^[1][2][3] It is considered to be responsible for the estrogenic activity of trestolone.^[2][3] The compound shows about higher affinity for the estrogen receptor than estradiol.^[1]

Relative affinities (%) of 7α-methylestradiol and related steroids^[1]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Compound	PRTooltip Progesterone receptor	ARTooltip Androgen receptor	ERTooltip Estrogen receptor	GRTooltip Glucocorticoid receptor	MRTooltip Mineralocorticoid receptor	SHBGTooltip Sex hormone-binding globulin	CBGTooltip Corticosteroid binding globulin
Estradiol	2.6	7.9	100	0.6	0.13	8.7	<0.1
7α-Methylestradiol	1–3	15–25	101	<1	<1	?	?
Trestolone	50–75	100–125	?	<1	?	?	?
Values are percentages (%). Reference ligands (100%) were progesterone for the PRTooltip progesterone receptor, testosterone for the ARTooltip androgen receptor, E2 for the ERTooltip estrogen receptor, DEXATooltip dexamethasone for the GRTooltip glucocorticoid receptor, aldosterone for the MRTooltip mineralocorticoid receptor, DHTTooltip dihydrotestosterone for SHBGTooltip sex hormone-binding globulin, and cortisol for CBGTooltip Corticosteroid-binding globulin.

See also

• List of estrogens
• Methylestradiol
• Ethylestradiol
• Ethinylestradiol
• Almestrone

References

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