Canrenone

Canrenone
Clinical data
Trade namesContaren, Luvion, Phanurane, Spiroletan
Other namesAldadiene; SC-9376; RP-11614; 7α-Desthioacetyl-δ6-spironolactone; 6,7-Dehydro-7α-desthioacetylspironolactone; 17-Hydroxy-3-oxo-17α-pregna-4,6-diene-21-carboxylic acid γ-lactone
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Drug classAntimineralocorticoid
ATC code
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding95%
Elimination half-life16.5 hours
Identifiers
  • 10,13-Dimethylspiro[2,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-17,5'-oxolane]-2',3-dione
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ECHA InfoCard100.012.322
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC22H28O3
Molar mass340.463 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C5\C=C4\C=C/[C@@H]1[C@H](CC[C@]3([C@H]1CC[C@]32OC(=O)CC2)C)[C@@]4(C)CC5
  • InChI=1S/C22H28O3/c1-20-9-5-15(23)13-14(20)3-4-16-17(20)6-10-21(2)18(16)7-11-22(21)12-8-19(24)25-22/h3-4,13,16-18H,5-12H2,1-2H3/t16-,17+,18+,20+,21+,22-/m1/s1 Y
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Canrenone, sold under the brand names Contaren, Luvion, Phanurane, and Spiroletan, is a steroidal antimineralocorticoid of the spirolactone group related to spironolactone which is used as a diuretic in Europe, including in Italy and Belgium. It is also an important active metabolite of spironolactone, and partially accounts for its therapeutic effects.