Synonyms: N-Desmethyl-4-hydroxytamoxifen | Z-Endoxifen
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Endoxifen is the most active metabolite of tamoxifen. Endoxifen generation in vivo is performed by the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6 enzyme [1,6-7,9]. In addition to its antagonistic activity at estrogen receptors, it also acts as an aromatase inhibitor [4,8].
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