Hydroxyflutamide (developmental code SCH-16423; also known as 2-hydroxyflutamide, HF, and OHF) is a nonsteroidal antiandrogen (NSAA) and the major active metabolite of flutamide, which is considered to be a prodrug of hydroxyflutamide as the active form. It has been reported to possess an IC50 of 700 nM for the androgen receptor (AR), which is about 4-fold less than that of bicalutamide.
Relative affinities of first-generation nonsteroidal antiandrogens for the androgen receptor
| Species |
IC50Tooltip Half maximal inhibitory concentration (nM) |
RBATooltip Relative binding affinity (ratio)
|
| Bicalutamide |
2-Hydroxyflutamide |
Nilutamide |
Bica / 2-OH-flu |
Bica / nilu |
Ref
|
| Rat |
190 |
700 |
ND |
4.0 |
ND |
|
| Rat |
~400 |
~900 |
~900 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
|
| Rat |
ND |
ND |
ND |
3.3 |
ND |
|
| Rata |
3595 |
4565 |
18620 |
1.3 |
5.2 |
|
| Human |
~300 |
~700 |
~500 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
|
| Human |
~100 |
~300 |
ND |
~3.0 |
ND |
|
| Humana |
2490 |
2345 |
5300 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
|
| Footnotes: a = Controversial data. Sources: See template.
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