Estradiol benzoate cyclooctenyl ether

Estradiol benzoate cyclooctenyl ether (EBCO), or estradiol 3-benzoate 17β-cyclooctenyl ether, is a synthetic estrogen as well as estrogen ester and ether – specifically, the C3 benzoate ester and C17β cyclooctenyl ether of estradiol – which was described in the early 1970s and was never marketed.[1] It has been found to have a dramatically prolonged duration of action with oral administration in animals, similarly to the related compound quinestrol (the 3-cyclopentyl ether of ethinylestradiol).[1][2][3] A single oral dose of EBCO sustained high uterus weights for 3 weeks in rats.[1] This long-lasting activity may be due to storage of EBCO in fat.[1] It appears that EBCO is absorbed satisfactorily from the gastrointestinal tract, at least partially survives first-pass metabolism in the liver and intestines, and then is sequestered into fat, from which it is slowly released and then activated into estradiol.[1] In contrast to quinestrol, the oral activity of EBCO is greatly improved when it is delivered in an oil solution as opposed to an aqueous vehicle.[1]

EBCO
Clinical data
Other namesEBCO; Estradiol 3-benzoate 17β-cyclooctenyl ether
Routes of
administration
By mouth[1]
Drug classEstrogen; Estrogen ester; Estrogen ether
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC33H40O3
Molar mass484.68 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

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References

  1. Falconi G, Galletti F, Celasco G, Gardi R (November 1972). "Oral long-lasting estrogenic activity of estradiol 3-benzoate 17-cyclooctenyl ether". Steroids. 20 (5): 627–38. doi:10.1016/0039-128X(72)90020-7. PMID 4654978.
  2. Epstein JA (1967). "Prolonged menstrual response of patients with gonadal failure following quinestrol administration". Int. J. Fertil. 12 (2): 181–6. PMID 6033895.
  3. Giannina T, Meli A (April 1969). "Prolonged oestrogenic activity in rats after single oral administration of ethinyloestradiol-3-cyclopentyl ether". J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 21 (4): 271–2. doi:10.1111/j.2042-7158.1969.tb08247.x. PMID 4390151.



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