Norgestomet

Not to be confused with norgestimate.
Norgestomet
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(8ξ,10ξ,11β,13ξ)-11-Methyl-3,20-dioxo-19-norpregn-4-en-17-yl acetate
Identifiers
CAS Number 25092-41-5
PubChem CID 9820838
ChemSpider 7996587
Synonyms 17-Hydroxy-11β-methyl-19-norpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione acetate
Chemical data
Formula C23H32O4
Molar mass 372.49778 g/mol

Norgestomet (INN, USAN, BAN) (brand name Syncro-Mate B), also known as 11β-methyl-17-hydroxy-19-norprogesterone acetate, is a steroidal progestin used in veterinary medicine to control estrus and ovulation in cattle.[1][2]

References

  1. J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 887–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. Charles G. Gebelein; Richard L. Dunn (1 July 1990). Progress in Biomedical Polymers. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 356–. ISBN 978-0-306-43523-2.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.