alpha-Zearalanol

Article number:

5500460

CAS No.:

26538-44-3

Formula:

C18H26O5

Synonyms:

Zeranol

Molecular weight:

322,40 g/mol

Alpha-Zearalenol is a synthetic derivative of the macrolactone mycotoxin zearalenone.It is estrogenically active and demonstrates induction of premature uterine growth, increase of nuclear estrogen receptor levels, and a five fold increase of ornithine decarboxylase level. The increase of the ODC level was 20-fold more pronounced with Alpha-Zearalenol than zearalenone, and Alpha-Zearalenol demonstrated three times more potent estrogenic activity than zearalenone.

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