CHEBI:6443 - levonorgestrel

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ChEBI Name levonorgestrel
ChEBI ID CHEBI:6443
Definition The (−)-enantiomer of norgestrel.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:94795, CHEBI:44593
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Formula C21H28O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 312.453
Monoisotopic Mass 312.20893
InChI InChI=1S/C21H28O2/c1-3-20-11-9-17-16-8-6-15(22)13-14(16)5-7-18(17)19(20)10-12-21(20,23)4-2/h2,13,16-19,23H,3,5-12H2,1H3/t16-,17+,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1
InChIKey WWYNJERNGUHSAO-XUDSTZEESA-N
SMILES [H][C@@]12CC[C@@](O)(C#C)[C@@]1(CC)CC[C@]1([H])[C@@]3([H])CCC(=O)C=C3CC[C@@]21[H]
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): progestin
A synthetic progestogen.
Application(s): synthetic oral contraceptive
An oral contraceptive which owes its effectiveness to synthetic preparation.
female contraceptive drug
A chemical substance or agent with contraceptive activity in females.
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Outgoing levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) has role female contraceptive drug (CHEBI:49324)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) has role progestin (CHEBI:59826)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) has role synthetic oral contraceptive (CHEBI:49326)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) is a 17β-hydroxy steroid (CHEBI:35343)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) is a 17-ethynyl-17-hydroxy-18a-homoestr-4-en-3-one (CHEBI:231594)
levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443) is enantiomer of dextronorgestrel (CHEBI:50900)
Incoming norgestrel (CHEBI:7630) has part levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443)
dextronorgestrel (CHEBI:50900) is enantiomer of levonorgestrel (CHEBI:6443)
IUPAC Name
17α-ethynyl-17β-hydroxy-18a-homoestr-4-en-3-one
INNs Sources
lèvonorgestrel WHO MedNet
levonorgestrel WHO MedNet
levonorgestrel WHO MedNet
levonorgestrelum WHO MedNet
Synonyms Sources
(−)-13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-18,19-dinor-17α-pregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one ChemIDplus
(−)-norgestrel ChEBI
13-β-ethyl-17α-ethynyl-17β-hydroxygon-4-en-3-one ChemIDplus
13-ethyl-17-α-ethynyl-17-β-hydroxy-4-gonen-3-one ChemIDplus
13-ethyl-17-α-ethynylgon-4-en-17-β-ol-3-one ChemIDplus
17-α-ethinyl-13-β-ethyl-17-β-hydroxy-4-estren-3-one ChemIDplus
17-α-ethynyl-13-ethyl-19-nortestosterone ChemIDplus
17-Ethynyl-18-methyl-19-nortestosterone ChemIDplus
17α-ethynyl-13-ethyl-19-nortestosterone ChEBI
17α-ethynyl-13β-ethyl-3-oxo-4-estren-17β-ol ChemIDplus
17alpha-Ethynyl-17-hydroxy-18-methylestr-4-en-3-one ChemIDplus
17alpha-Ethynyl-18-homo-19-nortestosterone ChemIDplus
18-Methyl-17-alpha-ethynyl-19-nortestosterone ChemIDplus
18-Methylnorethisterone ChemIDplus
d(−)-norgestrel ChEBI
D-(−)-norgestrel ChEBI
D-norgestrel ChEBI
Brand Names Sources
Jadelle DrugBank
Levonelle DrugBank
Levonova DrugBank
Microlut ChEBI
Microluton DrugBank
Microval DrugBank
Mirena DrugBank
NorLevo DrugBank
Plan B DrugBank
Postinor DrugBank
Manual Xrefs Databases
1572 DrugCentral
C08149 KEGG COMPOUND
D00950 KEGG DRUG
DB00367 DrugBank
HMDB0014511 HMDB
Levonorgestrel Wikipedia
LMST02030119 LIPID MAPS
LSM-5955 LINCS
NOG PDBeChem
US3959322 Patent
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
6067808 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
797-63-7 CAS Registry Number KEGG DRUG
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13 June 2024