Ab initio electronic structure of the progestogen norethisterone and its 5α-derivatives

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 385-391

  Kubli Garfias, Carlos ^a   Vázquez, Ricardo ^a   Cooney, Austin J ^b   Larrea, Fernando ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

A ring reduced NET metabolites; Ab initio electronic structure; NET; Quantum mechanics

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA,5ALPHA NORETHISTERONE; 3BETA,5ALPHA NORETHISTERONE; 5ALPHA NORETHISTERONE; ALKYL GROUP; ANDROSTANEDIOL; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; GESTAGEN; HYDROXYL GROUP; NORETHISTERONE; NORETHISTERONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATION; DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTUM THEORY; STEROID ANALYSIS;

BINDING SITES; ELECTRONICS; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NORETHINDRONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS;

EID: 0036877383     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(02)00191-7     Document Type: Article

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