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Cloprostenol

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Cloprostenol
Clinical data
Trade namesCyclomate, Estrumate
Routes of
administration
Intramuscular
ATCvet code
Pharmacokineticdata
Excretion67%renal,25%fecal
Identifiers
  • (5Z)-7-{(1R,2R,3R,5S)-2-[(1E,3R)-4-(3-Chlorophenoxy)-3-hydroxy-1-buten-1-yl]-3,5-dihydroxycyclopentyl}-5-heptenoic acid
CAS Number
PubChemCID
ChemSpider
UNII
CompTox Dashboard(EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.050.009Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC22H29ClO6
Molar mass424.915
3D model (JSmol)
  • c1cc(cc(c1)Cl)OC[C@@H](/C=C/[C@H]2[C@@H](C[C@@H]([C@@H]2C/C=C\CCCC(=O)O)O)O)O
  • InChI=1S/C22H29ClO6/c23-15-6-5-7-17(12-15)29-14-16(24)10-11-19-18(20(25)13-21(19)26)8-3-1-2-4-9-22(27)28/h1,3,5-7,10-12,16,18-21,24-26H,2,4,8-9,13-14H2,(H,27,28)/b3-1-,11-10+/t16-,18-,19-,20+,21-/m1/s1
  • Key:VJGGHXVGBSZVMZ-QIZQQNKQSA-N

Cloprostenolis a synthetic analogue ofprostaglandin F(PGF).[1]It is a potent luteolytic agent; this means that, within hours of administration, it causes thecorpus luteumto stop production ofprogesterone,and to reduce in size over several days.[1]This effect is used in animals to induceestrusand to cause abortion.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^abCooper M (January 1981). "Prostaglandins in veterinary practice".In Practice.3(1): 30, 32–4.doi:10.1136/inpract.3.1.30.PMID7346485.S2CID6197103.
  2. ^Plumb DC (2015). "Cloprostenol Sodium".Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook(8th ed.). Wiley.ISBN9781118911938.