Tamoxifen

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Tamoxifen is an antagonist of the estrogen receptor in breast tissue via its active metabolite 4-hydroxytamoxifen. In other tissues such as the endometrium it behaves as an agonist and thus may be characterized as a mixed agonist/antagonist.

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ATC prefix

L02

ATC suffix

BA01

CAS number

10540-29-1

ChEBI

41774

DrugBank

DB00675

FDA UNII code

094ZI81Y45

IUPAC name

(Z)-2-[4-(12-diphenylbut-1-enyl)phenoxy]-NN-dimethylethanamine

PubChem

2733526