Chemical compound
Pharmaceutical compound
Levonorgestrel butanoate Other names LNG-B; HRP-002; Levonorgestrel 17β-butanoate; 17α-Ethynyl-18-methyl-19-nortestosterone 17β-butanoate; 17α-Ethynyl-18-methylestr-4-en-17β-ol-3-one 17β-butanoate Routes of administration Intramuscular injection Drug class Progestogen ; Progestogen ester ATC code
[(8R ,9S ,10R ,13S ,14S ,17R )-13-ethyl-17-ethynyl-3-oxo-1,2,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a ]phenanthren-17-yl] butanoate
CAS Number PubChem CID ChemSpider UNII CompTox Dashboard (EPA ) ECHA InfoCard 100.081.125 Formula C 25 H 34 O 3 Molar mass 382.544 g·mol−1 3D model (JSmol )
CCCC(=O)O[C@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@H]34)CC)C#C
InChI=1S/C25H34O3/c1-4-7-23(27)28-25(6-3)15-13-22-21-10-8-17-16-18(26)9-11-19(17)20(21)12-14-24(22,25)5-2/h3,16,19-22H,4-5,7-15H2,1-2H3/t19-,20+,21+,22-,24-,25-/m0/s1
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Levonorgestrel butanoate (LNG-B ) (developmental code name HRP-002 ),[ 1] [ 2] or levonorgestrel 17β-butanoate , is a steroidal progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group which was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Contraceptive Development Branch (CDB) of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as a long-acting injectable contraceptive .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] It is the C17β butanoate ester of levonorgestrel , and acts as a prodrug of levonorgestrel in the body.[ 4] The drug is at or beyond the phase III stage of clinical development, but has not been marketed at this time.[ 3] It was first described in the literature, by the WHO, in 1983, and has been under investigation for potential clinical use since then.[ 4] [ 6]
LNG-B has been under investigation as a long-lasting injectable contraceptive for women.[ 7] A single intramuscular injection of an aqueous suspension of 5 or 10 mg LNG-B has a duration of 3 months,[ 3] [ 7] whereas an injection of 50 mg has a duration of 6 months.[ 1] The drug was also previously tested successfully as a combined injectable contraceptive with estradiol hexahydrobenzoate , but this formulation was never marketed.[ 7] LNG-B has been tested successfully in combination with testosterone buciclate as a long-lasting injectable contraceptive for men as well.[ 8] [ 9]
LNG-B may have several advantages over depot medroxyprogesterone acetate , including the use of much lower comparative dosages, reduced progestogenic side effects like hypogonadism and amenorrhea , and a more rapid return in fertility following discontinuation.[ 7] [ 10] The drug has a well-established safety record owing to the use of levonorgestrel as an oral contraceptive since the 1960s.[ 7]
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AR Tooltip Androgen receptor
Agonists SARMs Tooltip Selective androgen receptor modulator Antagonists
GPRC6A
PR Tooltip Progesterone receptor
Agonists
Testosterone derivatives: Progestins: 6,6-Difluoronorethisterone
6,6-Difluoronorethisterone acetate
17α-Allyl-19-nortestosterone
Allylestrenol
Altrenogest
Chloroethynylnorgestrel
Cingestol
Danazol
Desogestrel
Dienogest
Ethinylandrostenediol
Ethisterone
Ethynerone
Etonogestrel
Etynodiol
Etynodiol diacetate
Gestodene
Gestrinone
Levonorgestrel
Levonorgestrel esters (e.g., levonorgestrel butanoate )
Lynestrenol
Lynestrenol phenylpropionate
Metynodiol
Metynodiol diacetate
Norelgestromin
Norethisterone (norethindrone)
Norethisterone esters (e.g., norethisterone acetate , norethisterone enanthate )
Noretynodrel
Norgesterone
Norgestimate
Norgestrel
Norgestrienone
Norvinisterone
Oxendolone
Quingestanol
Quingestanol acetate
Tibolone
Tigestol
Tosagestin ; Anabolic–androgenic steroids: 11β-Methyl-19-nortestosterone
11β-Methyl-19-nortestosterone dodecylcarbonate
19-Nor-5-androstenediol
19-Nor-5-androstenedione
19-Nordehydroepiandrosterone
Bolandiol
Bolandiol dipropionate
Bolandione
Dimethisterone
Dienedione
Dienolone
Dimethandrolone
Dimethandrolone buciclate
Dimethandrolone dodecylcarbonate
Dimethandrolone undecanoate
Dimethyldienolone
Dimethyltrienolone
Ethyldienolone
Ethylestrenol (ethylnandrol)
Methyldienolone
Metribolone (R-1881)
Methoxydienone (methoxygonadiene)
Mibolerone
Nandrolone
Nandrolone esters (e.g., nandrolone decanoate , nandrolone phenylpropionate )
Norethandrolone
Normethandrone (methylestrenolone, normethandrolone, normethisterone)
RU-2309
Tetrahydrogestrinone
Trenbolone (trienolone)
Trenbolone esters (e.g., trenbolone acetate , trenbolone enanthate )
Trendione
Trestolone
Trestolone acetate
Mixed (SPRMs Tooltip Selective progesterone receptor modulators ) Antagonists
mPR Tooltip Membrane progesterone receptor (PAQR Tooltip Progestin and adipoQ receptor )