beraprost

beraprost

4-[(1R,2R,3aS,8bS)-2-hydroxy-1-[(E,3S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyloct-1-en-6-ynyl]-2,3,3a,8b-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[b][1]benzofuran-5-yl]butanoic acid

PubChem CID: 6917951

Beraprost is an organic heterotricyclic compound that is (3aS,8bS)-2,3,3a,8b-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]cyclopenta[d]furan in which the hydrogens at positions 1R, 2R and 5 are replaced by (3S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyloct-1-en-6-yn-1-yl, hydroxy and 3-carboxypropyl groups, respectively. It is a prostaglandin receptor agonist which is approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension in Asia. It has a role as a vasodilator agent, an antihypertensive agent, a platelet aggregation inhibitor, a prostaglandin receptor agonist and an anti-inflammatory agent. It is a secondary allylic alcohol, a monocarboxylic acid, an organic heterotricyclic compound, a secondary alcohol and an enyne. It is a conjugate acid of a beraprost(1-).

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