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Melengestrol acetate

VETRANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

17α-Acetoxy-6-methyl-16-methylene-4,6-pregnadiene-3,20-dione, MGA

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C25H32O4
CAS Number:
2919-66-6
Molecular Weight:
396.52
Beilstein:
2066919
EC Number:
220-859-7
MDL number:
MFCD00072142
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329754737
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

product line

VETRANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

202-204 °C (lit.)

application(s)

clinical testing

format

neat

SMILES string

[H][C@]12CC[C@@]3(C)[C@@]([H])(CC(=C)[C@]3(OC(C)=O)C(C)=O)[C@]1([H])C=C(C)C4=CC(=O)CC[C@]24C

InChI

1S/C25H32O4/c1-14-11-19-20(23(5)9-7-18(28)13-21(14)23)8-10-24(6)22(19)12-15(2)25(24,16(3)26)29-17(4)27/h11,13,19-20,22H,2,7-10,12H2,1,3-6H3/t19-,20+,22+,23-,24+,25+/m1/s1

InChI key

UDKABVSQKJNZBH-DWNQPYOZSA-N

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General description

Melengestrol acetate belongs to the family of hormones. This acetylgestagen compound is known to elicit a gestagenic effect in vivo.

Application

Melengestrol acetate may be used as a reference standard for the determination of the analyte in:
  • Milk using turborFlow online solid phase extraction (SPE) combined with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).
  • Kidney fats by ultra-performance convergence chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

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Legal Information

VETRANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H361fd

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCG6868
BCBT4125
SZBF230XV
SZBC293XV
SZBB102XV

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Simultaneous determination of seven gestagens in kidney fats by Ultra Performance Convergence Chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.
Tao Y, et al.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 988, 143-148 (2015)
Madis Lõhmus et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 586(1-2), 233-238 (2007-03-28)
The use of gestagens in animal fattening is prohibited within the European Union. Recently, the use of spectrometric methods for the detection and confirmation of banned substances was made obligatory. Therefore, conventional high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) methods have been superseded.
D McAloose et al.
Veterinary pathology, 44(3), 320-326 (2007-05-11)
Melengestrol acetate (MGA), a potent synthetic progestin, has been used as a contraceptive in zoo felids since 1975. Mammary gland carcinomas have been linked to MGA treatment in zoo felids, but the histologic features of these tumors and steroid receptor
D R Eborn et al.
Journal of animal science, 91(2), 666-672 (2012-12-12)
Two experiments were conducted over 3 yr to determine pregnancy rates in beef heifers after a timed AI in response to the 7-11 Synch protocol. In Exp. 1, 179 heifers were either fed melengestrol acetate (MGA; 7-11 Synch) or given
D J Patterson et al.
Journal of animal science, 67(8), 1895-1906 (1989-08-01)
Expanded use of artificial insemination in the beef cattle industry depends on successful application of treatments designed to synchronize estrus. Regulation of estrous cycles is associated with control of the corpus luteum (CL), whose life span and secretory activity are
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