progesterone

PubChem Notes:

Progesterone The major progestational steroid that is secreted primarily by the CORPUS LUTEUM and the PLACENTA. Progesterone acts on the UTERUS, the MAMMARY GLANDS and the BRAIN. It is required in EMBRYO IMPLANTATION, PREGNANCY maintenance, and the development of mammary tissue for MILK production. Progesterone, converted from PREGNENOLONE, also serves as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of GONADAL STEROID HORMONES and adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS.

Molecular Formula: C21H30O2


InChI: InChI=1/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/t16u,17-,18u,19u,20+,21-/m1/s1

InChIKey: InChIKey=RJKFOVLPORLFTN-VNLUKCCHBZ
SMILES: CC(=O)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C

Names:
    progesterone
    (10R,13S,17S)-17-acetyl-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one

Registries:
    PubChem CID 5320716
    PubChem ID 8149501