Bolazine

Bolazine

Bolazine

Chemical compound

Bolazine (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name), also known as 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-17β-ol-3-one azine, is a synthetic androgen/anabolic steroid (AAS) of the dihydrotestosterone (DHT) group which was never marketed.[1] It is not orally active[citation needed] and is used as the ester prodrug bolazine capronate (brand name Roxilon Inject) via depot intramuscular injection.[1] Bolazine has a unique and unusual chemical structure, being a dimer of drostanolone linked at the C3 position of the A-ring by an azine group, and reportedly acts as a prodrug of drostanolone.[2]

Quick Facts Clinical data, Other names ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Elks J (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 653–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. [2]
    Clemens R, Pressman P (2015). "Nutritional and Dietary Supplements: Code or Concern". Preventive Nutrition. Nutrition and Health. Springer. pp. 47–62. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22431-2_3. ISBN 978-3-319-22430-5.
Stub icon

This article about a steroid is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This drug article relating to the genito-urinary system is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Bolazine, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.