triptorelin

Also known as CL 118532, CL-118532, Decapeptyl®, (6-D-Tryptophan)luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone, (D-Trp6)-GnRH, Luteinizing hormone-releasing factor (pig), 6-D-tryptophan, pGlu-His-Trp-Ser-Tyr-D-Trp-Leu-Arg-Pro-Gly-NH2, triptoreline

Triptorelin, sold under the brand name Decapeptyl among others, is a medication that acts as an agonist analog of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, repressing expression of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). It was patented in 1975 and approved for medical use in 1986. Triptorelin is a therapeutic alternative on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

Research

2,460 papers

Triptorelin for the treatment of endometriosis.Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy · 2014
Triptorelin embonate (6-month formulation).Drugs · 2010
Triptorelin depot for the treatment of children 2 years and older with central precocious puberty.Expert review of clinical pharmacology · 2018
Triptorelin in the management of prostate cancer.Future oncology (London, England) · 2013
Triptorelin: A Review of its Use as an Adjuvant Anticancer Therapy in Early Breast Cancer.Drugs · 2017

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Mass: 1310.630875

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chemical formula: C₆₄H₈₂N₁₈O₁₃
isomeric SMILES: CC(C)C[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCN=C(N)N)C(=O)N1CCC[C@H]1C(=O)NCC(=O)N)NC(=O)[C@@H](CC2=CNC3=CC=CC=C32)NC(=O)[C@H](CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@H](CC5=CNC6=CC=CC=C65)NC(=O)[C@H](CC7=CN=CN7)NC(=O)[C@@H]8CCC(=O)N8
canonical SMILES: CC(C)CC(C(=O)NC(CCCN=C(N)N)C(=O)N1CCCC1C(=O)NCC(=O)N)NC(=O)C(CC2=CNC3=CC=CC=C32)NC(=O)C(CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)NC(=O)C(CO)NC(=O)C(CC5=CNC6=CC=CC=C65)NC(=O)C(CC7=CN=CN7)NC(=O)C8CCC(=O)N8
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name: triptorelin
defined daily dose: 0.134

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Medical uses
Drug action
Side-effects
Society and culture
Brand names
History
Research
Dosage in IVF treatment
In prostate cancer
Pharmacokinetics
Gonapeptyl Depot 3.75 mg
References
Further reading

It is a decapeptide (pGlu-His-Trp-Ser-Tyr-D-Trp-Leu-Arg-Pro-Gly-NH2) and a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist) used as the acetate or pamoate salts.