Nilutamide，1G，N8534-1G，Sigma

Application

Nilutamide has been used:

• as a nuclear androgen receptor (nAR) inhibitor to study its effects on oocyte maturation in zebrafish
• to determine its effects on bioluminescent Saccharomyces cerevisiae bioreporters in BLYAS assay
• as a substrate in hydrogenation reaction

Biochem/physiol Actions

Nilutamide is a nuclear androgen receptor inhibitor. It is a nonsteroidal antiandrogen that competitively inhibits the binding of dihydrotestosterone to the androgen receptor. Nilutamide shows a therapeutic effect against prostate cancer.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Nuclear Receptors (Steroids) page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.
This compound was developed by Sanofi Aventis. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.