Dihydrotestosterone undecanoate
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Other names | DHTU; 5α-Dihydrotestosterone 17β-undecanoate; Androstanolone undecanoate; Stanolone undecanoate; 5α-Androstan-17β-ol-3-one 17β-undecanoate; 3-Oxo-5α-androstan-17β-yl undecanoate |
Routes of administration | By mouth[1] |
Drug class | Androgen; Anabolic steroid; Androgen ester |
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Formula | C30H50O3 |
Molar mass | 458.727 g·mol−1 |
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Dihydrotestosterone undecanoate (DHTU), also known as androstanolone undecanoate or stanolone undecanoate, is a synthetic androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) which was never marketed.[2][1][3][4] It is an androgen ester; specifically, it is the C17β undecanoate (undecylate) ester of dihydrotestosterone (DHT).[2][1][3][4][5] DHTU is a prodrug of DHT.[2][5][4] Similarly to testosterone undecanoate (TU), DHTU is orally active.[1][3][4] It occurs as an important active metabolite of oral TU.[6][2][5][7][8] The 5α-reductase inhibitor finasteride in combination with oral TU has no effect on the first-pass transformation of TU into DHTU or DHT, probably because of its unique lymphatic route of absorption.[9] Oral DHTU may be absorbed by the lymphatic system similarly to TU, and this may explain its oral bioavailability.[2][1][3][4]
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References
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