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Organic Chemicals > Nitriles > Pregnenolone Carbonitrile

Preferred term

Pregnenolone Carbonitrile  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 16 alpha-Carbonitrile, Pregnenolone
  • PCN
  • Pregnenolone 16 alpha Carbonitrile
  • Pregnenolone 16 alpha-Carbonitrile

Scope note

  • A catatoxic steroid and microsomal enzyme inducer having significant effects on the induction of cytochrome P450. It has also demonstrated the potential for protective capability against acetaminophen-induced liver damage.

History note

  • 74

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011285

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