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Cyanoketone MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Cyanoketone
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.054.079.429.320
Unique ID
D003489
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003489
Scope Note
2 alpha-Cyano-17 beta-hydroxy-4,4',17 alpha-trimethylandrost-5-ene-3-one. An androstenolone-nitrile compound with steroidogenesis-blocking activity.
Registry Numbers
4248-66-2
CAS Type 1 Name
Androst-5-ene-2-carbonitrile, 17-hydroxy-4,4,17-trimethyl-3-oxo-, (2alpha,17beta)-
Previous Indexing
Androstenols (1974)
Ketosteroids (1974)
Nitriles (1974)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under ANDROSTENOLS 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under ANDROSTENOLS 1975-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2016/05/28
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