Finasteride (Standard)

• UNSPSC Description:

  Finasteride (Standard) is the analytical standard of Finasteride. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Finasteride (MK-906) is a potent and competitive 5α-reductase inhibitor, with an IC50 of 4.2 nM for type II 5α-reductase. Finasteride has approximately a 100-fold greater affinity for type II 5α-reductase enzyme than for the type I enzyme. Finasteride can be used for the research of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and androgenic alopecia[1][2][3].

• Target Antigen:

  5 alpha Reductase

• Type:

  Reference Standards

• Related Pathways:

  Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

• Field of Research:

  Cancer

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/finasteride-standard.html

• Smiles:

  O=C([C@H]1CC[C@]2([H])[C@]1(C)CC[C@]3([H])[C@@]4(C)C=CC(N[C@]4([H])CC[C@]32[H])=O)NC(C)(C)C

• Molecular Weight:

  372.54

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room temperature

• CAS Number:

  98319-26-7