Teprenone

Teprenone

Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
ATC code	none
Identifiers
IUPAC name (5E,9E,13E)-6,10,14,18-tetramethylnonadeca-5,9,13,17-tetraen-2-one
CAS Number	6809-52-5
PubChem (CID)	5282199
ChemSpider	29787024
UNII	S8S8451A4O
KEGG	D01827
ECHA InfoCard	100.120.071
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C23H38O
Molar mass	330.547 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CC(C)=CCC/C(C)=C/CC/C(C)=C/CC/C(C)=C/CCC(=O)C
InChI InChI=1S/C23H38O/c1-19(2)11-7-12-20(3)13-8-14-21(4)15-9-16-22(5)17-10-18-23(6)24/h1,13,15,17H,7-10,12,14,16,18H2,1-6H3/b20-13+,21-15+,22-17? Key:HUCXKZBETONXFO-AJDZVAQLSA-N
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Teprenone (or geranylgeranylacetone) is a pharmaceutical drug used for the treatment of gastric ulcers.^[1]

In Japan it is sold under the brand name Selbex (セルベックス).

References

1. Kitahata H, Nozaki J, Kawahito S, Tomino T, Oshita S (September 2008). "Low-dose sevoflurane inhalation enhances late cardioprotection from the anti-ulcer drug geranylgeranylacetone". Anesth. Analg. 107 (3): 755–61. doi:10.1213/ane.0b013e31817f0e61. PMID 18713879.