Nandrolone caproate

Nandrolone caproate
Clinical data
Trade names	Anabolin Depot
Other names	Nandrolone hexanoate; 19-Nortestosterone 17β-hexanoate; 17β-((1-Oxohexyl)oxy)estr-4-en-3-one
Routes of; administration	Intramuscular injection
Drug class	Androgen; Anabolic steroid; Androgen ester; Progestogen
Identifiers
	IUPAC name [(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-13-methyl-3-oxo-2,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] hexanoate;
CAS Number	52230-62-3;
PubChem CID	104128;
ChemSpider	94008;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C24H36O3
Molar mass	372.549 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CCCCCC(=O)O[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@H]34)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C24H36O3/c1-3-4-5-6-23(26)27-22-12-11-21-20-9-7-16-15-17(25)8-10-18(16)19(20)13-14-24(21,22)2/h15,18-22H,3-14H2,1-2H3/t18-,19+,20+,21-,22-,24-/m0/s1; Key:SBKWVCUBCYGVKF-XFIIBVRQSA-N;

Nandrolone caproate (brand name Anabolin Depot), or nandrolone hexanoate, also known as 19-nortestosterone 17β-hexanoate, is a synthetic androgen and anabolic steroid and a nandrolone ester.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Relative affinities (%) of nandrolone and related steroids
Compound	PRTooltip Progesterone receptor	ARTooltip Androgen receptor	ERTooltip Estrogen receptor	GRTooltip Glucocorticoid receptor	MRTooltip Mineralocorticoid receptor	SHBGTooltip Sex hormone-binding globulin	CBGTooltip Corticosteroid-binding globulin
Nandrolone	20	154–155	<0.1	0.5	1.6	1–16	0.1
Testosterone	1.0–1.2	100	<0.1	0.17	0.9	19–82	3–8
Estradiol	2.6	7.9	100	0.6	0.13	8.7–12	<0.1
Notes: Values are percentages (%). Reference ligands (100%) were progesterone for the PRTooltip progesterone receptor, testosterone for the ARTooltip androgen receptor, estradiol for the ERTooltip estrogen receptor, dexamethasone for the GRTooltip glucocorticoid receptor, aldosterone for the MRTooltip mineralocorticoid receptor, dihydrotestosterone for SHBGTooltip sex hormone-binding globulin, and cortisol for CBGTooltip corticosteroid-binding globulin. Sources: See template.