estrene

plural estrenes

1. biochemistryA derivative of estradiol characterized by a structure that includes a phenolic ring.

   In 1993 , a U.S. patent (# 5,272,134) was granted for fragrances containing 16-androstene and estrene steroids (see examples in Figure 14).

   1997, J. J. Lagowski, Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry, page 1192

   2 more examples

   A series of compounds related to the estrenes, parent saturated hydrocarbon of which is 5a-estrane (Fig. 4.3), have been obtained by removing the 19-methyl group (No R or Nor) attached to the 10th position in androstene derivatives.

   1979, L. V. Asolkar, Diosgenin and Other Steroid Drug Precursors, page 99

   A pharmaceutical composition in a dosage unit form adapted for nasal administration in a human subject, said composition comprising per dosage unit, an effective amount of an Estrene steroid in a range to effect the nervous system through the vomeronasal organ but ineffective to have a systemic effect by absorption into the circulatory system […]

   2000, David L. Berliner, Nathan William Adams, Clive L. Jennings-White, “6140316 Estrebe Steriuds as Neurochemical Initiators of Change in Human Hypothalamic Function and Related pharmaceutical Compositions”, in Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office