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Dicirenone

Dicirenone is a synthetic, steroidal antimineralocorticoid of the spirolactone group which was developed as a diuretic and antihypertensive agent but was never marketed. It was synthesized and assayed in 1974. Similarly to other spirolactones like spironolactone, dicirenone also possesses antiandrogen activity, albeit with relatively reduced affinity.

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Dicirenone
Clinical data
Other namesSC-26304; 7α-Carboxyisopropylspirolactone; 17α-Hydroxy-3-oxopregn-4-ene-7α,21-dicarboxylic acid γ-lactone 1-isopropyl ester
Routes of
administration		Oral
Identifiers
  • Propan-2-yl (7R,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-10,13-Dimethyl-3,5'-dioxospiro[2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-17,2'-oxolane]-7-carboxylate
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC26H36O5
Molar mass428.569 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(C)OC(=O)[C@@H]1CC2=CC(=O)CC[C@@]2([C@@H]3[C@@H]1[C@@H]4CC[C@]5([C@]4(CC3)C)CCC(=O)O5)C
  • InChI=1S/C26H36O5/c1-15(2)30-23(29)18-14-16-13-17(27)5-9-24(16,3)19-6-10-25(4)20(22(18)19)7-11-26(25)12-8-21(28)31-26/h13,15,18-20,22H,5-12,14H2,1-4H3/t18-,19+,20+,22-,24+,25+,26-/m1/s1
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Dicirenone (INN, USAN; developmental code name SC-26304; also known as 7α-carboxyisopropylspirolactone) is a synthetic, steroidal antimineralocorticoid of the spirolactone group which was developed as a diuretic and antihypertensive agent but was never marketed.12 It was synthesized and assayed in 1974.1 Similarly to other spirolactones like spironolactone, dicirenone also possesses antiandrogen activity, albeit with relatively reduced affinity.3

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References

  1. Elks J (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 387–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. Morton IK, Hall JM (6 December 2012). Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-94-011-4439-1.
  3. Netchitailo P, Delarue C, Perroteau I, Leboulenger F, Capron MH, Vaudry H (January 1985). "Relative inhibitory potency of five mineralocorticoid antagonists on aldosterone biosynthesis in vitro". Biochemical Pharmacology. 34 (2): 189–194. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(85)90123-6. PMID 2981534.