4-Methoxyestradiol

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4-Methoxyestradiol (4-ME2) is an endogenous, naturally occurring methoxylated catechol estrogen and metabolite of estradiol that is formed by catechol O-methyltransferase via the intermediate 4-hydroxyestradiol.[1][2][3] It has estrogenic activity similarly to estrone and 4-hydroxyestrone.[4]

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Selected biological properties of endogenous estrogens in rats
EstrogenERTooltip Estrogen receptor RBATooltip relative binding affinity (%)Uterine weight (%)UterotrophyLHTooltip Luteinizing hormone levels (%)SHBGTooltip Sex hormone-binding globulin RBATooltip relative binding affinity (%)
Control100100
Estradiol (E2)100506 ± 20+++12–19100
Estrone (E1)11 ± 8490 ± 22+++?20
Estriol (E3)10 ± 4468 ± 30+++8–183
Estetrol (E4)0.5 ± 0.2?Inactive?1
17α-Estradiol4.2 ± 0.8????
2-Hydroxyestradiol24 ± 7285 ± 8+b31–6128
2-Methoxyestradiol0.05 ± 0.04101Inactive?130
4-Hydroxyestradiol45 ± 12????
4-Methoxyestradiol1.3 ± 0.2260++?9
4-Fluoroestradiola180 ± 43?+++??
2-Hydroxyestrone1.9 ± 0.8130 ± 9Inactive110–1428
2-Methoxyestrone0.01 ± 0.00103 ± 7Inactive95–100120
4-Hydroxyestrone11 ± 4351++21–5035
4-Methoxyestrone0.13 ± 0.04338++65–9212
16α-Hydroxyestrone2.8 ± 1.0552 ± 42+++7–24<0.5
2-Hydroxyestriol0.9 ± 0.3302+b??
2-Methoxyestriol0.01 ± 0.00?Inactive?4
Notes: Values are mean ± SD or range. ER RBA = Relative binding affinity to estrogen receptors of rat uterine cytosol. Uterine weight = Percentage change in uterine wet weight of ovariectomized rats after 72 hours with continuous administration of 1 μg/hour via subcutaneously implanted osmotic pumps. LH levels = Luteinizing hormone levels relative to baseline of ovariectomized rats after 24 to 72 hours of continuous administration via subcutaneous implant. Footnotes: a = Synthetic (i.e., not endogenous). b = Atypical uterotrophic effect which plateaus within 48 hours (estradiol's uterotrophy continues linearly up to 72 hours). Sources: [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
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4-Methoxyestradiol
Names
IUPAC name
4-Methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol
Systematic IUPAC name
(1S,3aS,3bR,9bS,11aS)-6-Methoxy-11a-methyl-2,3,3a,3b,4,5,9b,10,11,11a-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-1,7-diol
Other names
4-ME2; 4-MeOE2; 4-MeO-E2; 4-Methoxy-17β-estradiol; Estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-3,4,17β-triol 4-methyl ether
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
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  • InChI=1S/C19H26O3/c1-19-10-9-12-11-5-7-16(20)18(22-2)14(11)4-3-13(12)15(19)6-8-17(19)21/h5,7,12-13,15,17,20-21H,3-4,6,8-10H2,1-2H3/t12-,13-,15+,17+,19+/m1/s1
    Key: BCWZIZLVBYHFES-PYEWSWHRSA-N
  • Oc1ccc2[C@H]3CC[C@]4(C)[C@]5(CC[C@H]4[C@@H]3CCc2c1OC).O5
Properties
C19H26O3
Molar mass 302.414 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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