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F1293

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Finasteride

≥98% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

N-(2-methyl-2-propyl)-3-oxo-4-aza-5α-androst-1-ene-17β-carboxamide, N-tert-Butyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5α-androst-1-en-17β-carboxamide, MK-906

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C23H36N2O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
372.54
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: soluble >20 mg/mL

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12CC[C@@]3([H])[C@]4([H])CC[C@H](C(=O)NC(C)(C)C)[C@@]4(C)CC[C@]3([H])[C@@]1(C)C=CC(=O)N2

InChI

1S/C23H36N2O2/c1-21(2,3)25-20(27)17-8-7-15-14-6-9-18-23(5,13-11-19(26)24-18)16(14)10-12-22(15,17)4/h11,13-18H,6-10,12H2,1-5H3,(H,24,26)(H,25,27)/t14-,15-,16-,17+,18+,22-,23+/m0/s1

InChI key

DBEPLOCGEIEOCV-WSBQPABSSA-N

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Application

Finasteride has been used:
  • as a component of L-15 media to investigate the effects of finasteride exposure on brain, liver and testis tissues
  • in culture medium to treat tumor cells in vitro
  • as a positive control to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
  • to examine its effect on structural and molecular biology on the ventral prostate of senile mice

Biochem/physiol Actions

Finasteride can reduce serum and scalp dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by preventing the transformation of testosterone to DHT. It is usually used to manage benign prostate hyperplasia and pattern hair loss in male. Finasteride possesses androgen-distracting properties.
Selective 5α-reductase inhibitor; antiandrogen.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Douglas J Fort et al.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, 39(7), 1066-1078 (2019-03-09)
The impact of the perfluoro-chemical, perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), on gonadal steroidogenesis during sexual differentiation in Silurana tropicalis was examined because of its ubiquity in the environment, bioaccumulative nature and potential to disturb endocrine activity. A partial life cycle study exposing S.
Inhibitory effects of Ponciri Fructus on testosterone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats
Jeon W Y, et al.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 17(1), 384-384 (2017)
Yu-Liang Miao et al.
PloS one, 9(7), e101450-e101450 (2014-07-06)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating anxiety disorder that may develop after an individual has experienced or witnessed a severe traumatic event. It has been shown that the 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) may be correlated with PTSD and
Finasteride in the treatment of men with androgenetic alopecia
Kaufman K D, et al.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 39(4), 578-589 (1998)
Aidan Evans-Strong et al.
Journal of neuroendocrinology, 36(4), e13378-e13378 (2024-03-14)
Neurosteroids have been implicated in the pathophysiology of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Allopregnanolone is reduced in subsets of individuals with PTSD and has been explored as a novel treatment strategy. Both direct trauma exposure and witnessed trauma are risk factors

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