4-Methoxyestriol
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| IUPAC name 4-Methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,16α,17β-triol | |
| Systematic IUPAC name (1R,2R,3aS,3bR,9bS,11aS)-6-Methoxy-11a-methyl-2,3,3a,3b,4,5,9b,10,11,11a-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-1,2,7-triol | |
| Other names 4-MeO-E3 | |
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| Properties | |
| C19H26O4 | |
| Molar mass | 318.413 g·mol−1 | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
4-Methoxyestriol (4-MeO-E3) is an endogenous estrogen metabolite. It is the 4-methyl ether of 4-hydroxyestriol and a metabolite of estriol and 4-hydroxyestriol. 4-Methoxyestriol has very low affinities for the estrogen receptors. Its relative binding affinities (RBAs) for estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) are both about 1% of those of estradiol. For comparison, estriol had RBAs of 11% and 35%, respectively.