Melengestrol Acetate

Preferred Label : Melengestrol Acetate;

NCIt definition : A progestogen-like compound used as a cattle feed additive for its growth promoting effects and suppression of estrus (heat) in heifers. Critics have claimed that hormones used as growth promotants in cattle may cause breast cancer. (NCI);

UNII : 4W5HDS3936;

InChIKey : UDKABVSQKJNZBH-DWNQPYOZSA-N;

CAS number : 2919-66-6;

Chemical formula : C25H32O4;

NSC code : 70968;

Details

Origin ID

C74577;

UMLS CUI

C0025223;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Melengestrol acetate preparation (product) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Melengestrol acetate (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- melengestrol acetate [Substance BNPC]
- melengestrol acetate [MeSH Descriptor]
- melengestrol acetate [MeSH concept]
- melengestrol acetate [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Hormone [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Melengestrol acetate (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- melengestrol acetate [Substance BNPC]
- melengestrol acetate [MeSH Descriptor]
- melengestrol acetate [SNOMED Notion]
- melengestrol acetate [MeSH concept]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- Melengestrol (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
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- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]

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