loading...| Preferred Name |
metyrapone |
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| Synonyms |
methopyrapone 1-Propanone, 2-methyl-1,2-di-3-pyridinyl- metopirone MET methbipyranone |
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| Definitions |
This is any condition in which the main influencing factor is metyrapone, an aromatic ketone that is 3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one in which the methyl groups at positions 1 and 4 are replaced by pyridin-3-yl groups. It is a steroid 11beta-monooxygenase (Cyp11b1) inhibitor used in a test of the feedback hypothalamic-pituitary mechanism for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XCO_0001380 |
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| created_by |
slaulederkind |
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| creation_date |
2024-05-24T14:12:37Z |
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| database_cross_reference |
CID:4174 CAS:54-36-4 |
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| definition |
This is any condition in which the main influencing factor is metyrapone, an aromatic ketone that is 3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one in which the methyl groups at positions 1 and 4 are replaced by pyridin-3-yl groups. It is a steroid 11beta-monooxygenase (Cyp11b1) inhibitor used in a test of the feedback hypothalamic-pituitary mechanism for the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
methopyrapone 1-Propanone, 2-methyl-1,2-di-3-pyridinyl- metopirone MET methbipyranone |
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| has_obo_namespace |
experimental_condition_ontology |
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| id |
XCO:0001380 |
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| label |
metyrapone |
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| notation |
XCO:0001380 |
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| prefLabel |
metyrapone |
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