Biological Activity
Orally available, less active cis isomer of the fertility drug clomiphene; mixed agonist of estrogen receptor.Zuclomiphene is an orally available, less active cis isomer of the fertility drug clomiphene. Zuclomiphene is a mixed agonist of estrogen receptor responsible for the estrogenic activity of clomiphene and therefore the common side effects sometimes seen in males. Similarly, to clomiphene and enclomiphene, zuclomiphene blocks Ebola virus entry and infection in tissue culture cells and affords up to 90% protection in the mouse model of Ebola virus disease.
