Ethyltestosterone
Clinical data
Other names17α-Ethyltestosterone; 17α-Ethylandrost-4-en-17β-ol-3-one; 17α-Pregn-4-en-17-ol-3-one
Routes of
administration		By mouth
Identifiers
  • (8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-17-ethyl-17-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H32O2
Molar mass316.485 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC[C@@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)C)O
  • InChI=1S/C21H32O2/c1-4-21(23)12-9-18-16-6-5-14-13-15(22)7-10-19(14,2)17(16)8-11-20(18,21)3/h13,16-18,23H,4-12H2,1-3H3/t16-,17+,18+,19+,20+,21+/m1/s1
  • Key:FGPGANCDNDLUST-CEGNMAFCSA-N

Ethyltestosterone, or 17α-ethyltestosterone, also known as 17α-ethylandrost-4-en-17β-ol-3-one or 17α-pregn-4-en-17-ol-3-one, is a synthetic, orally active anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) of the 17α-alkylated group related to methyltestosterone which was never marketed.[1][2] Like methyltestosterone, ethyltestosterone is the parent compound of many AAS.[3] Derivatives of ethyltestosterone include norethandrolone (ethylnandrolone, ethylestrenolone), ethylestrenol (ethylnandrol), norboletone, ethyldienolone, tetrahydrogestrinone, bolenol (ethylnorandrostenol), and propetandrol.[3]

Ethyltestosterone is described as a very weak AAS[4][5] and is considerably weaker as an AAS than is methyltestosterone.[6] It is reported to have 1/10 of the anabolic potency and 1/20 of the androgenic potency of testosterone propionate in rodents.[7] Ethyltestosterone was also inactive in boys with dwarfism at 20 to 40 mg/day orally.[7] The low potency of ethyltestosterone is in notable contrast to norethandrolone (17α-ethyl-19-nortestosterone), the C19 nor analogue.[4] Analogues of ethyltestosterone with longer C17α chains such as propyltestosterone (topterone) have further reduced androgenic activity or even antiandrogenic activity.[2][8] In contrast to ethyltestosterone, its 19-demethyl variant, norethandrolone, is a potent AAS comparable in anabolic activity to testosterone propionate.[5]

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References

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