Canonical SMILES:
CC(=O)NC1=CC=C(C=C1)OCC(C)(C(=O)NC2=CC(=C(C=C2)[N+](=O)[O-])C(F)(F)F)O
Isomeric SMILES:
CC(=O)NC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC[C@@](C)(C(=O)NC2=CC(=C(C=C2)[N+](=O)[O-])C(F)(F)F)O
Description
Andarine (S-4) is the arylpropionamide-derived compound [S-3-(4-acetylamino-phenoxy)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-N-(4-nitro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-propionamide] first described by Yin et al. to be a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM). Andarine (S-4) was shown by in vitro and in vivo studies to be an effective anabolic agonist, without side-effects often associated with anabolic-androgenic steroids, relating principally to substrate affinity for 5α-reductase to produce DHT in the prostate. Unfortunately the benefits that SARMs such as andarine (S-4) may provide to clinical medicine have the potential for misuse in sports where athletes and/or their handlers may seek to gain unfair advantage with the assumption that these compounds are undetectable by anti-doping laboratories. SARMs are therefore prohibited for use by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Uses
It is a potent and tissue-selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM)