Mestranol
A synthetic estrogen once widely used in early combined oral contraceptive pills to prevent pregnancy. It has largely been replaced by more modern estrogens in current formulations.
Masse moléculaire
310,4000 g/mol
LogP
4,00
TPSA
29,50 Ų
Règle des 5 de Lipinski
Conforme
Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Structure 2D
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SMILES
C#C[C@]1(O)CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3CCc4cc(OC)ccc4[C@H]3CC[C@@]21C
InChI
InChI=1S/C21H26O2/c1-4-21(22)12-10-19-18-7-5-14-13-15(23-3)6-8-16(14)17(18)9-11-20(19,21)2/h1,6,8,13,17-19,22H,5,7,9-12H2,2-3H3/t17-,18-,19+,20+,21+/m1/s1
Molecular Formula
C21H26O2
HBD / HBA
1 / 2
Liaisons Rotatives
2
Atomes Lourds
23
No targets recorded
Target interaction data is not yet available for this drug.
No interactions recorded
Drug interaction data is not yet available for this compound.
No side effects recorded
Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.
Foire aux questions
A synthetic estrogen once widely used in early combined oral contraceptive pills to prevent pregnancy. It has largely been replaced by more modern estrogens in current formulations.
Yes, Mestranol is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.
References & Data Sources
- ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL1201151. Open-access bioactivity database.
- PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 6291. Chemical information database.
Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-28.
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