CHEBI:6723 - megestrol acetate

Main ChEBI Ontology Automatic Xrefs Reactions Pathways Models
ChEBI Name megestrol acetate
ChEBI ID CHEBI:6723
Definition A steroid ester resulting from the formal condensation of the hydroxy group of megestrol with the carboxy group of acetic acid. It is an appetite stimulant used for the treatment of anorexia and cachexia. Also used for birth control and for the treatment of breast cancer.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Supplier Information
Download Molfile XML SDF
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): progestin
A synthetic progestogen.
Application(s): antineoplastic agent
A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.
appetite enhancer
A drug which increases appetite.
contraceptive drug
A chemical substance that prevents or reduces the probability of conception.
synthetic oral contraceptive
An oral contraceptive which owes its effectiveness to synthetic preparation.
Related Structures
megestrol acetate is a Structural Derivative of
megestrol
Mass : 328.44522
Formula : C22H30O3
6722 		acetic acid
Mass : 60.05200
Formula : C2H4O2
15366
Graph View Tree View
panning
Move up
Move left
Move down
Move right
Graph compression

Simplified view Show me the possible minimal nodes in this graph
Full view Show me all the nodes in this graph
Personalised view Create your own personalised ontology view, if you wish to remove any entity from your future visualisations please right click the entity (e.g. molecular entity)
My hidden entities
Edit
+Zoom in
-Zoom out
Download
Enter fullscreen