Methenmadinone caproate

Methenmadinone caproate

Clinical data
Other names	MMC; Superlutin caproate; Methenmadinone hexanoate; Lutofollin; 17α-Hydroxy-16-methyl-6-dehydroprogesterone caproate; 17α-Hydroxy-16-methylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione 17α-hexanoate
Routes of administration	Intramuscular injection
Drug class	Progestogen; Progestin; Progestogen ester
Identifiers
IUPAC name [(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-Acetyl-10,13-dimethyl-16-methylene-3-oxo-2,3,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] hexanoate
CAS Number	6723-94-0 Y
UNII	T7YQK45FEA
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C28H38O4
Molar mass	438.608 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O(C(CCCCC)=O)[C@@](C(C)=O)1C(=C)C[C@]([H])2[C@@]([H])3C=CC4=CC(CC[C@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC[C@@]21C)=O
InChI InChI=1S/C28H38O4/c1-6-7-8-9-25(31)32-28(19(3)29)18(2)16-24-22-11-10-20-17-21(30)12-14-26(20,4)23(22)13-15-27(24,28)5/h10-11,17,22-24H,2,6-9,12-16H2,1,3-5H3/t22-,23+,24+,26+,27+,28+/m1/s1 Key:WQBCIYORLVRAQX-BDPSOKNUSA-N

Methenmadinone caproate (MMC, also known as superlutin caproate) is a progestin medication which was developed in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s and was studied for potential use in combined injectable contraceptives in the 1970s but was never marketed. It was studied as a combined injectable contraceptive in combination with estradiol valerate at doses of 60 mg and 10 mg, respectively, once a month by intramuscular injection (tentative brand name Lutofollin). MMC is the C17α caproate (hexanoate) ester of methenmadinone and an analogue of methenmadinone acetate (MMA; superlutin). In addition to MMA, analogues of MMC include chlormadinone caproate, gestonorone caproate, hydroxyprogesterone caproate, medroxyprogesterone caproate, and megestrol caproate.

See also

• Estradiol valerate/methenmadinone caproate
• List of progestogen esters § Esters of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone derivatives