Promegestone
Synonyms
17,21-Dimethyl-19-nor-4,9-pregnadiene-3,20-dione
Aventis Brand of Promegestone
Estra-4,9-dien-3-one, 17-methyl-17-(1-oxopropyl)-, (17beta)-
Promestone
R 5020
R-5020
R5020
RU 5020
RU-5020
RU5020
Surgestone
A synthetic progestin which is useful for the study of progestin distribution and progestin tissue receptors, as it is not bound by transcortin and binds to progesterone receptors with a higher association constant than progesterone.