Synthesis of 10β-(1′-azirinyl)estr-4-en-3,17-dione as an aromatase inhibitor

Steroids

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 138-143

  Njar, Vincent C O ^a,b   Düerkop, Jörg ^a   Hartmann, Rolf W ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

10 1 azirinyl steroid; Aromatase inhibitor; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

10BETA (1 AZIRINYL)ESTR 4 ENE 3,17 DIONE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; PLACENTA;

AROMATASE INHIBITORS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRENES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0029867857     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0039-128X(95)00217-E     Document Type: Article

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