| Name: | Dutasteride Dihydro Impurity |
| Catalogue No. | VL225003 |
| CAS No. | 164656-22-8 |
| Molecular Formula | C₂₇H₃₂F₆N₂O₂ |
| Molecular Weight | 530.55 |
| Status | In-stock |
| IUPAC Name | 17β-N-[2,5-bis (Trifluoromethyl)phenyl] Carbamoyl-4-aza-5α-androstene-3-one |
| Description | Dutasteride Dihydro Impurity (CAS No.164656-22-8) or 17β-N-[2,5-bis (Trifluoromethyl)phenyl] Carbamoyl-4-aza-5α-androstene-3-one). It is an oral synthetic 4-azasteroid and it is a potent selective inhibitor of type-1 and type-2 5-alpha reductase. It is used in the treatment of moderate to severe symptomatic BPH in men with an enlarged prostate. |
| References | Keam, Susan J., and Lesley J. Scott. “Dutasteride.” Drugs, vol. 68, no. 4, 2008, pp. 463–85, https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-200868040-00008.Nickel, J. Curtis. “Comparison of Clinical Trials with Finasteride and Dutasteride.” Reviews in Urology, vol. 6 Suppl 9, no. Suppl 9, MedReviews, LLC, 2004, pp. S31-9, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1472914/. |
