Estrazinol Explained

Estrazinol (INN), or as estrazinol hydrobromide (USAN) (developmental code name W-4454A), also known as 3-methoxy-8-aza-19-norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yn-17-ol, is a synthetic, steroidal estrogen that was synthesized in 1968 and further characterized in 1973 but was never marketed.^[1] It is described as a water-soluble estrogen.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: J. Elks. The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. 14 November 2014. Springer. 978-1-4757-2085-3. 503.
2. Rassaert CL, DiPasquale G, Giannina T, Manning JP, Meli A . Estrogenic profile on a water-soluble estrogen, estrazinol hydrobromide . Steroids Lipids Res . 4 . 5 . 333–40 . 1973 . 4368700 .