Finasteride is used as a inhibitor of steroid 5-a-reductase, antiandrogen, an intracellular enzyme that converts the androgen testosterone into 5α dihydrotestosterone.
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Applications
Finasteride is used as a inhibitor of steroid 5-a-reductase, antiandrogen, an intracellular enzyme that converts the androgen testosterone into 5α dihydrotestosterone.
Solubility
Soluble in water, DMSO, ethanol, methanol, and chloroform.
Notes
Protect from heat. Store away from oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Peter Boyle.; Lawrence Gould, A.; Claus G. Roehrborn. Prostate volume predicts outcome of treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia with finasteride: Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials *.Urology.1996, (3), 398-405.
- Matuszewski, B.K.; Constanzer, M.L.; Chavez-Eng, C.M. Matrix Effect in Quantitative LC/MS/MS Analyses of Biological Fluids: A Method for Determination of Finasteride in Human Plasma at Picogram Per Milliliter Concentrations.Anal. Chem.1998, (5), 882-889.