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Metyrapone

Metyrapone

Product ID M184790
Cas No. 54-36-4
Purity ≥98%
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250 mg $103.00 Please Inquire
1 g $263.00 In stock
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Description

Metyrapone, an adrenal steroid synthesis Inhibitor that inhibits the steroid 11-beta-monooxygenase enzyme.

Product Info

Cas No.

54-36-4

Purity

≥98%

Formula

C14H14N2O

Formula Wt.

226.27

Chemical Name

2-Methyl-1,2-di-3-pyridyl-1-propanone

IUPAC Name

2-methyl-1,2-dipyridin-3-ylpropan-1-one

Synonym

Metopirone; Methopyrapone; Metopiron; Methapyrapone; Methopirapone; Methopyrinine; Methopyrone; Metopyrone

Shipping and Storage

Store Temp

-20°C

Ship Temp

Ambient

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Info Sheet

M184790 Info Sheet PDF

References

R Sampath-Kumar, M Yu, M W Khalil, K Yang. Metyrapone is a competitive inhibitor of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 reductase. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 1997, 62:195-9.

M Fassnacht, S Hahner, F Beuschlein, et al. New mechanisms of adrenostatic compounds in a human adrenocortical cancer cell line. Eur J Clin Invest. 2000, 30:76-82.

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