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Progesterone

VETRANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

4-Pregnene-3,20-dione

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H30O2
CAS Number:
57-83-0
Molecular Weight:
314.46
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329756616
EC Number:
200-350-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1915950
MDL number:
MFCD00003658
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Quality Segment

100

grade

analytical standard

product line

VETRANAL®

assay

99.5% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

128-132 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

CC(=O)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]12C

InChI

1S/C21H30O2/c1-13(22)17-6-7-18-16-5-4-14-12-15(23)8-10-20(14,2)19(16)9-11-21(17,18)3/h12,16-19H,4-11H2,1-3H3/t16-,17+,18-,19-,20-,21+/m0/s1

InChI key

RJKFOVLPORLFTN-LEKSSAKUSA-N

Gene Information

human ... ESR1(2099), PGR(5241)

Application

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Induces maturation and secretory activity of the uterine endothelium; suppresses ovulation.
Induces maturation and secretory activity of the uterine endothelium; suppresses ovulation. Progesterone is implicated in the etiology of breast cancer.

Other Notes

Steroid hormone produced by the corpus luteum.

Legal Information

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

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Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Lact. - Repr. 1A

Storage Class

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

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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