Preferred Name

Prostaglandins F [Chemical/Ingredient]
Synonyms

PGF

Prostaglandins F

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000008173

altLabel

PGF

Prostaglandins F

cui

C0033561

MESH DEFINITION

(9 alpha,11 alpha,13E,15S)-9,11,15-Trihydroxyprost-13-en-1-oic acid (PGF(1 alpha)); (5Z,9 alpha,11,alpha,13E,15S)-9,11,15-trihydroxyprosta-5,13-dien-1-oic acid (PGF(2 alpha)); (5Z,9 alpha,11 alpha,13E,15S,17Z)-9,11,15-trihydroxyprosta-5,13,17-trien-1-oic acid (PGF(3 alpha)). A family of prostaglandins that includes three of the six naturally occurring prostaglandins. All naturally occurring PGF have an alpha configuration at the 9-carbon position. They stimulate uterine and bronchial smooth muscle and are often used as oxytocics.

MESH DUI

D011460

MeSH name

Prostaglandins F

MESH UI

M0017812

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000008173

NUI

N0000008173

prefLabel

Prostaglandins F [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T123

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007706

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