Mexrenone

Mexrenone
Clinical data
Other names	ZK-32055; SC-25152; 7α-(Methoxycarbonyl)canrenone; 17β-Hydroxy-3-oxo-17α-pregn-4-ene-7α,21-dicarboxylic acid γ-lactone methyl ester
Identifiers
	IUPAC name methyl (7R,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-3,5'-dioxospiro[2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-17,2'-oxolane]-7-carboxylate;
CAS Number	41020-65-9;
PubChem CID	3082529;
ChemSpider	10257997;
UNII	16FTD41OAV;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID101045761 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C24H32O5
Molar mass	400.515 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES COC(=O)[C@@H]4C\C1=C\C(=O)CC[C@]1(C)[C@H]5CC[C@@]3(C)[C@@H](CC[C@]23CCC(=O)O2)[C@H]45;
	InChI InChI=1S/C24H32O5/c1-22-8-4-15(25)12-14(22)13-16(21(27)28-3)20-17(22)5-9-23(2)18(20)6-10-24(23)11-7-19(26)29-24/h12,16-18,20H,4-11,13H2,1-3H3/t16-,17+,18+,20-,22+,23+,24-/m1/s1; Key:ADZYJDJNIBFOQE-RGKMBJPFSA-N;

Mexrenone (code names ZK-32055, SC-25152) is a steroidal antimineralocorticoid of the spirolactone group related to spironolactone that was never marketed. It is the lactonic form of mexrenoic acid (mexrenoate), and mexrenoate potassium (SC-26714), the potassium salt of mexrenoic acid, also exists. In addition to the mineralocorticoid receptor, mexrenone also binds to the glucocorticoid, androgen, and progesterone receptors. Relative to spironolactone, it has markedly reduced antiandrogen activity (approximately one-tenth of the antimineralocorticoid dosage equivalent antiandrogen activity of spironolactone). Eplerenone is the 9-11α-epoxy analogue of mexrenone.