Description
tetranor-
PGFM is the major urinary metabolite of PGF
2α. Normal healthy females excrete 7-
13 μg of tetranor-
PGFM per day compared to 11-
59 μg/24 hours for healthy males. In pregnant females, tetranor-
PGFM levels in the urine are 2 to 5-
fold higher and diminish to pre-
pregnancy levels soon after labor.
Definition
ChEBI: 2,3,4,5-tetranor-prostaglandin FM is a prostanoid that is prostaglandin E2-UM in which the oxo group at position 9 has been reduced to the corresponding alcohol (alpha-configuration). It has a role as a metabolite. It is a prostanoid, an oxo dicarboxylic acid, a secondary alcohol and a ketone.
