Message: | 17-alpha-Methyl Testosterone
Alias 17beta-hydroxy-17alpha-methylandrost-4-en-3-one; Mesterone; Andrometh; 17-Methyl Testosterone; Nu-man; Testoviron
CAS No. 58-18-4
Appearance white crystalline powder
Use It is used as a feed additive to produce predominately male populations of tilapia
2. Product description
Molecular Fomula C20H30O2
Molecular Weight 302.45
Purity 99% min.
Character White crystalline powder, odorless, tasteless, hygroscopic, light case of deterioration. Ethanol solution at 240nm wavelength of maximum absorption. Soluble in chloroform and dioxane, soluble in ethanol (1 5), acetone (1 10), methanol, slightly soluble in ether, insoluble in water, vegetable oil. MP 161-166° C, refractive index +69-+75° .
3. Application
Methyltestosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen and is found in mammals and other vertebrates, Methyltestosterone is primarily secreted in the tests of mails and the ovaries of female, although small amount are also secreted by the adrenal glands, Methyltestosterone is the principle male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid. Methyltestosterone plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissue such as the testis and prostates. |