N,N-Desmethyltamoxifen

<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-Didesmethyltamoxifen

N,N-Didesmethyltamoxifen

Chemical compound

N,N-Desmethyltamoxifen is a metabolite of tamoxifen, a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM).[1] It is formed from N-desmethyltamoxifen and is an intermediate in the conversion of tamoxifen and N-desmethyltamoxifen into norendoxifen (4-hydroxy-N,N-desmethyltamoxifen), an active metabolite of tamoxifen.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Sanchez-Spitman AB, Swen JJ, Dezentje VO, Moes DJ, Gelderblom H, Guchelaar HJ (June 2019). "Clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics of tamoxifen and endoxifen". Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology. 12 (6): 523–536. doi:10.1080/17512433.2019.1610390. PMID 31008668.



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