Clostebol

Clostebol
Clinical data
Other names	Chlorotestosterone; 4-Chlorotestosterone; 4-Chloroandrost-4-en-17β-ol-3-one
Drug class	Androgen; Anabolic steroid
ATC code	None;
Legal status
Legal status	BR: Class C5 (Anabolic steroids); CA: Schedule IV;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-4-Chloro-17-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one;
CAS Number	1093-58-9 ;
PubChem CID	68947;
DrugBank	DB01521 ;
ChemSpider	62171 ;
UNII	Z7D4G976SH;
KEGG	D07731 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2106571 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5046192 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.012.849
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C19H27ClO2
Molar mass	322.87 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=C4C(\Cl)=C2/[C@]([C@H]1CC[C@@]3([C@@H](O)CC[C@H]3[C@@H]1CC2)C)(C)CC4;
	InChI InChI=1S/C19H27ClO2/c1-18-10-8-15(21)17(20)14(18)4-3-11-12-5-6-16(22)19(12,2)9-7-13(11)18/h11-13,16,22H,3-10H2,1-2H3/t11-,12-,13-,16-,18+,19-/m0/s1 ; Key:KCZCIYZKSLLNNH-FBPKJDBXSA-N ;
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Clostebol is the 4-chloro derivative of the natural hormone testosterone. The chlorination prevents conversion to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) while also rendering the chemical incapable of conversion to estrogen.^{[citation needed]} Although usually used as an ester including clostebol acetate (Macrobin, Steranabol, Alfa-Trofodermin, Megagrisevit), clostebol caproate (Macrobin-Depot), or clostebol propionate (Yonchlon), unmodified/non-esterified clostebol is also reported to be marketed, under the brand name Trofodermin-S in Mexico.

Clostebol is a weak AAS with potential use as a performance enhancing drug. It is currently banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Chlorodehydromethyltestosterone (Oral Turinabol), combining the chemical structures of clostebol and metandienone, was widely used in the East German state-sponsored doping program.

Medical uses

Clostebol acetate ointment has ophthalmological and dermatological use.

Side effects

Chemistry

Clostebol, also known as 4-chlorotestosterone or as 4-chloroandrost-4-en-17β-ol-3-one, is a synthetic androstane steroid and a derivative of testosterone. It is specifically the 4-chlorinated derivative of testosterone.

Society and culture

Nutritional supplements

A related anabolic steroid, methylclostebol, is a common additive in so-called dietary supplements, generally listed in the convoluted form 4-chloro-17α-methyl-androst-4-en-17β-ol-3-one.

Publicized abuse cases

Use of clostebol has led to the suspension of a number of athletes in various sports including Freddy Galvis of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2012, Dee Gordon of the Miami Marlins in 2016, Olympic athlete Viktoria Orsi Toth in 2016, Serie A soccer player José Luis Palomino of Club Atalanta, and Fernando Tatís Jr. of the San Diego Padres in 2022. Tatís Jr, who had missed the entirety of the season due to a broken wrist, accepted the suspension while claiming that it was an inadvertent breach after taking a ringworm medication that he had failed to check the ingredients list for banned substances. and Orlando Galo from Club Sport Herediano in 2022

In 2016, urinalysis resulted in Therese Johaug testing positive for clostebol.

Regulation

In the U.S., clostebol is listed as a Schedule III controlled substance, meaning the U.S. federal government considers it to have a potential for abuse as well as a currently accepted medical use.

References

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