Teprenone (or geranylgeranylacetone), sold under the brand name Selbex,[1] is a medication used for the treatment of gastric ulcers.[2]

Teprenone
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Trade namesSelbex
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  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
  • (5E,9E,13E)-6,10,14,18-tetramethylnonadeca-5,9,13,17-tetraen-2-one
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC23H38O
Molar mass330.556 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CCC(C)=O
  • InChI=1S/C23H38O/c1-19(2)11-7-12-20(3)13-8-14-21(4)15-9-16-22(5)17-10-18-23(6)24/h11,13,15,17H,7-10,12,14,16,18H2,1-6H3/b20-13+,21-15+,22-17+
  • Key:HUCXKZBETONXFO-NJFMWZAGSA-N
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References

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  1. ^ Liu X, Jia B, Lin S (January 1996). "[Teprenone in the treatment of chronic superficial gastritis, a multicentre study]". Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi (in Chinese). 35 (1): 12–4. PMID 9275638.
  2. ^ Kitahata H, Nozaki J, Kawahito S, Tomino T, Oshita S (September 2008). "Low-dose sevoflurane inhalation enhances late cardioprotection from the anti-ulcer drug geranylgeranylacetone". Anesth. Analg. 107 (3): 755–61. doi:10.1213/ane.0b013e31817f0e61. PMID 18713879. S2CID 19387865.