Molecular Formula: C23H36N2O2
Synonyms: Proscar (TN); Finasteride (USP); Finpecia; 4-Azaandrost-1-ene-17-carboxamide, N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-oxo-, (5alpha,17beta)-; Proscar; Finastid; Propecia (TN); Propecia; MK-0906; MK 906; Finasteride [USAN:BAN:INN]; MK-906; Prostide; Chibro-Proscar; Finasterida [INN-Spanish]; Finasteridum [INN-Latin]; N-tert-butyl-4-aza-5alpha-androsta-3-oxo-17beta-carboxamide; Finasteride 99%;
Appearance: white to off-white crystalline powder
Molecular Weight: 372.55
Density: 1.065 g/cm3
Boiling Point: 576.6 °C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point: 253 °C
Flash Point: 177.4 °C
Refractive index: 1.524
Solubility: DMSO: 32 mg/mL, soluble
Biological Activity: Antiandrogen that inhibits type II 5 α reductase (IC 50 = 65 nM). Suppresses the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. Reduces prostatic dihydrotestosterone levels and prostate size in vivo . Orally active.
Usage: Inhibitor of 5a-reductase, the enzyme which converts testosterone to the more potent androgen, 5a-dihydrotestosterone. Antialopecia agent
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