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{{Short description|Chemical compound}}
{{Distinguish|1-Testosterone}}
{{Distinguish|1-Testosterone}}
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| IUPAC_name = (8''R'',9''S'',10''R'',13''S'',14''S'',17''S'')-17-Hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-3''H''-cyclopenta[''a'']phenanthren-3-one
| IUPAC_name = (8''R'',9''S'',10''R'',13''S'',14''S'',17''S'')-17-Hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-3''H''-cyclopenta[''a'']phenanthren-3-one
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| pregnancy_category = X ([[United States|US]])<br />X ([[Australia|AUS]])
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| elimination_half-life = [[Intramuscular injection|Intramuscular]]: 14 days (as [[boldenone undecylenate]]){{Citation needed|date=November 2017}}
| elimination_half-life = [[Intramuscular injection|Intramuscular]]: 14 days (as [[boldenone undecylenate]])<ref name="RuizStrain2011">{{cite book| vauthors = Ruiz P, Strain EC |title=Lowinson and Ruiz's Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w4ZUJAdleTsC&pg=PA358|year=2011|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=978-1-60547-277-5|pages=358–}}</ref>
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| synonyms = Δ<sup>1</sup>-Testosterone; 1-Dehydrotestosterone; RU-18761; Androsta-1,4-dien-17β-ol-3-one


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'''Boldenone''', also known as '''Δ<sup>1</sup>-testosterone''', is a [[natural product|naturally occurring]] [[anabolic–androgenic steroid]] (AAS) and the 1(2)-[[dehydrogenated]] [[structural analog|analogue]] of [[testosterone]].<ref name="Elks2014">{{cite book|author=J. Elks|title=The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0vXTBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA640|date=14 November 2014|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4757-2085-3|pages=640–}}</ref><ref name="IndexNominum2000">{{cite book|title=Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5GpcTQD_L2oC&pg=PA131|year=2000|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-3-88763-075-1|pages=131–}}</ref><ref name="MortonHall2012">{{cite book|author1=I.K. Morton|author2=Judith M. Hall|title=Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tsjrCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA52|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-94-011-4439-1|pages=52–}}</ref><ref name="Drugs.com">{{cite web|title=Boldenone international brand names|url=https://www.drugs.com/international/boldenone.html|publisher=Drugs.com|accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="Llewellyn2011">{{cite book|author=William Llewellyn|title=Anabolics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=afKLA-6wW0oC&pg=PT483|year=2011|publisher=Molecular Nutrition Llc|isbn=978-0-9828280-1-4|pages=483–}}</ref> Boldenone itself has never been marketed; as a [[pharmaceutical drug]], it is used as [[boldenone undecylenate]], the [[undecylic acid|undecylenate]] [[ester]].<ref name="Elks2014" /><ref name="IndexNominum2000" /><ref name="Llewellyn2011" />
'''Boldenone''' (developmental code name '''RU-18761'''), is a [[natural product|naturally occurring]] [[anabolic–androgenic steroid]] (AAS) and the 1(2)-[[dehydrogenated]] [[structural analog|analogue]] of [[testosterone]].<ref name="Elks2014">{{cite book| vauthors = Elks J |title=The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0vXTBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA640|date=14 November 2014|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4757-2085-3|pages=640–}}</ref><ref name="IndexNominum2000">{{cite book|title=Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5GpcTQD_L2oC&pg=PA131|year=2000|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-3-88763-075-1|pages=131–}}</ref><ref name="MortonHall2012">{{cite book| vauthors = Morton IK, Hall JM |title=Concise Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents: Properties and Synonyms |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tsjrCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA52|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-94-011-4439-1|pages=52–}}</ref><ref name="Drugs.com">{{cite web|title=Boldenone international brand names|url=https://www.drugs.com/international/boldenone.html|publisher=Drugs.com|access-date=28 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="Llewellyn2011">{{cite book| vauthors = Llewellyn W |title=Anabolics |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=afKLA-6wW0oC&pg=PT483 |year=2011 |publisher=Molecular Nutrition Llc |isbn=978-0-9828280-1-4 |pages=483–490}}</ref> Boldenone itself has never been marketed; as a [[pharmaceutical drug]], it is used as [[boldenone undecylenate]], the [[undecylic acid|undecylenate]] [[ester]].<ref name="Elks2014" /><ref name="IndexNominum2000" /><ref name="Llewellyn2011" />


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===Pharmacodynamics===
===Pharmacodynamics===
Like other AAS, boldenone is an [[agonist]] of the [[androgen receptor]] (AR).<ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> The activity of boldenone is mainly [[anabolic]], with a low [[androgenic]] potency. Boldenone will increase [[nitrogen]] retention, protein synthesis, increases appetite and stimulates the release of [[erythropoietin]] in the kidneys.<ref>Forbes GB (1985) The effect of anabolic steroids on lean body mass the dose response curve. Metab Clin Exp 34(6) 571–573</ref> Boldenone was synthesized in an attempt to create a long-acting injectable [[metandienone]], for androgen deficiency disorders. Boldenone acts similar to metandienone with fewer adverse androgenic effects.{{Medcn|date=September 2015}} Although commonly compared to [[nandrolone]], boldenone lacks [[progesterone receptor]] interaction and associated [[progestogen]]ic side effects.
Like other AAS, boldenone is an [[agonist]] of the [[androgen receptor]] (AR).<ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> The activity of boldenone is mainly [[anabolic]], with a low [[androgenic]] potency. Boldenone will increase [[nitrogen]] retention, protein synthesis, increases appetite and stimulates the release of [[erythropoietin]] in the kidneys.<ref name="Forbes_1985">{{cite journal | vauthors = Forbes GB | title = The effect of anabolic steroids on lean body mass: the dose response curve | journal = Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental | volume = 34 | issue = 6 | pages = 571–3 | date = June 1985 | pmid = 3999979 | doi = 10.1016/0026-0495(85)90196-9 }}</ref>


==Chemistry==
==Chemistry==
{{See also|List of androgens/anabolic steroids}}
{{See also|List of androgens/anabolic steroids}}


Boldenone, also known as '''Δ<sup>1</sup>-testosterone''', '''1-dehydrotestosterone''', or '''androsta-1,4-dien-17β-ol-3-one''', is a [[natural product|naturally occurring]] [[androstane]] [[steroid]] and a [[chemical derivative|derivative]] of [[testosterone]].<ref name="Elks2014" /><ref name="IndexNominum2000" /><ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> It is specifically testosterone with a [[double bond]] between the C1 and C2 positions.<ref name="Elks2014" /><ref name="IndexNominum2000" /><ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> A related compound is [[quinbolone]], the 17-[[cyclopentene|cyclopentenyl]] [[enol]] [[ether]] of boldenone.<ref name="Elks2014" /><ref name="IndexNominum2000" />
Boldenone, also known as Δ<sup>1</sup>-testosterone, 1-dehydrotestosterone, or androsta-1,4-dien-17β-ol-3-one, is a [[natural product|naturally occurring]] [[androstane]] [[steroid]] and a [[chemical derivative|derivative]] of [[testosterone]].<ref name="Elks2014" /><ref name="IndexNominum2000" /><ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> It is specifically testosterone with a [[double bond]] between the C1 and C2 positions.<ref name="Elks2014" /><ref name="IndexNominum2000" /><ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> A related compound is [[quinbolone]], the 17-[[cyclopentene|cyclopentenyl]] [[enol ether]] of boldenone.<ref name="Elks2014" /><ref name="IndexNominum2000" />


===Sources===
===Sources===
Boldenone occurs naturally in the [[scent gland]] of ''Ilybius fenestratus'', a species of [[beatle]].<ref name="Elks2014" />
Boldenone occurs naturally in the [[scent gland]] of ''[[Ilybius fenestratus]]'', a species of [[aquatic beetle]].<ref name="Elks2014" />


==History==
==History==
[[Ciba Specialty Chemicals|Ciba]] reportedly patented boldenone in 1949.<ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> It subsequently developed several experimental esters of the drug in the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> One of these was boldenone undecylenate, which was introduced for clinical use under the brand name Parenabol and saw some use in the late 1960s and early 1970s.<ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> However, it was discontinued before the end of the 1970s.<ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> Subsequently, boldenone undecylenate was introduced by [[Squibb]] under the brand name Equipose for veterinary use most commonly in horses.<ref name="Llewellyn2011" />
[[Ciba Specialty Chemicals|Ciba]] reportedly patented boldenone in 1949.<ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> It subsequently developed several experimental esters of the drug in the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> One of these was boldenone undecylenate, which was introduced for clinical use under the brand name Parenabol and saw some use in the late 1960s and early 1970s.<ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> However, it was discontinued before the end of the 1970s.<ref name="Llewellyn2011" /> Subsequently, [[boldenone undecylenate]] was introduced by [[Bristol-Myers Squibb|Squibb]] under the brand name Equipose for veterinary use, most commonly in horses.<ref name="Llewellyn2011" />


==Society and culture==
==Society and culture==
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===Brand names===
===Brand names===
Boldenone is marketed as [[veterinary drug]] as boldenone undecylenate (a derivative of boldenone) under the following brand names: Boldebal H, Equipoise, and Sybolin.<ref name="Drugs.com" /> It is marketed as a veterinary [[combination drug]] with [[methandriol]] under the brand name Drive.<ref name="Drugs.com" />
Boldenone is marketed as [[veterinary drug]] as boldenone undecylenate (a derivative of boldenone) under the following brand names: ''Boldebal H'', ''Equipoise'', and ''Sybolin''.<ref name="Drugs.com" /> It is marketed as a veterinary [[combination drug]] with [[methandriol]] under the brand name ''Drive''.<ref name="Drugs.com" />


In [[Ukraine]], it is marketed for human consumption as the injectable steroid ''Boldenol''.<ref name="boldenol">{{cite web | work = Lyka Labs |title=Boldenol 200 (boldenone undecylenate) |url=http://ukroids.club/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5071 |access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref>
===Use in sports===


====Baseball====
===Doping in sports===
{{See also|List of doping in sport cases#Boldenone undecylenate}}
Boldenone is among the substances [[Major League Baseball drug policy|banned by Major League Baseball]], as well as most other major athletic organizations. [[Los Angeles Angels]] minor league outfielder Reynaldo Ruiz in September 2010<ref>{{cite news| url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100930&content_id=15261378&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb | work=MLB.com | title=Three Minor League players suspended | date=September 30, 2010}}</ref> and [[Philadelphia Phillies]] minor league pitcher San Lazaro Solano in January 2011<ref>{{cite news| url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110120&content_id=16471982&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb | work=MLB.com | title=Phillies Minor League Pitcher San Lazaro Solano Suspended | date=January 20, 2011}}</ref> each received a 50-game suspension for the 2011 season as a result of testing positive for a [[metabolite]] of boldenone. [[Jenrry Mejia]], formerly of the [[New York Mets]], was suspended in July 2015 when he tested positive for boldenone and [[stanozolol]], and in February 2016 he again tested positive for boldenone; this marked Mejia's third positive test for a [[performance-enhancing drug]], for which he received the first PED-related lifetime ban in MLB history.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14768114/jenrry-mejia-new-york-mets-suspended-permanently-mlb-third-positive-ped-test| work=ESPN.com| title=Jenrry Mejia first player to get permanent ban for 3rd positive PED test| date=February 13, 2016}}</ref> Abraham Almonte was suspended for 80 games before the 2016 season after testing positive for boldenone.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.yahoo.com/indians-almonte-suspended-80-games-failed-drug-test-000334483--spt.html | work=Yahoo.com| title=Indians' Almonte suspended 80 games for failed drug test| date=February 26, 2016}}</ref>


There are many known cases of doping in sports with boldenone undecylenate by [[professional sports|professional]] [[athlete]]s.
====Mixed martial arts====
[[Stephan Bonnar]] and [[Josh Barnett]], [[mixed martial arts]] (MMA) fighters from the [[UFC]] and [[PRIDE Fighting Championships]], have also tested positive for the banned substance.<ref name="mma1">{{cite web |url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2880 |title=Bonnar Suspended 9 Months for Steroid Use |author=Ivan Trembow |publisher=MMAWeekly.com |date=2006-11-06 |accessdate=2007-07-03 |deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803213545/http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=2880 |archivedate=2009-08-03}}</ref> After the [[World Extreme Cagefighting]] show on January 20, 2006 [[Muay Thai]] turned MMA fighter [[Kit Cope]] also tested positive for boldenone.<ref name="sher">{{cite web| url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=6608| title=Update: Cope Tests Positive for Steroids| author=Josh Gross| publisher=Sherdog.com| date=2007-01-20| accessdate=2007-07-03}}</ref> Following the [[Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)|Strikeforce]] card on June 22, 2007 former PRIDE and UFC fighter [[Phil Baroni]] tested positive for boldenone, as well as [[stanozolol]].<ref name="mmaw2">{{cite web| url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4262&zoneid=13| title=Breaking News: Phil Baroni Tests Positive| author=Ken Pishna| publisher=MMAWeekly.com| date=2007-07-03| accessdate=2007-07-03}}</ref> At a K-1 WGP event in Las Vegas on August 17, 2007 two fighters, Rickard Nordstrand and [[Zabit Samedov]], both tested positive for boldenone.<ref name="k1wgp">{{cite web| url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/story/2007/8/17/02615/9740| title=Two More Positive Drug Tests In Fight World| author=Brent Brookhouse| publisher=bloodyelbow.com| date=2007-08-17| accessdate=2007-08-17 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930000444/http://www.bloodyelbow.com/story/2007/8/17/02615/9740|archivedate = September 30, 2007}}</ref> Alexandre Franca Nogueira tested positive for boldenone in July 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alexandre Nogueira tests positive for boldenone|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Alexandre-Nogueira-Tests-Positive-for-Boldenone-13588|accessdate=2017-02-03|work=Sherdog|date=2008-07-08}}</ref>

[[Antonio Silva (fighter)|Antonio Silva]] tested positive for boldenone after his July 26, 2008 fight against [[Justin Eilers]] in the [[EliteXC]] promotion. Silva was suspended by the [[California State Athletic Commission]] for a year and fined $2500.<ref>{{cite news|title=Silva, Dewees test positive|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Silva-Dewees-Test-Positive-14132|accessdate=2017-02-03|work=Sherdog|date=2008-08-21}}</ref>

====Australian Football League====
Justin Charles, a former minor league baseball player with the Florida Marlins, of Richmond FC tested positive for the substance in 1997 and was suspended for 16 matches.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Robinson|first1=Mark|title=Charles kept playing after positive test|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/justin-charles-claims-afl-cover-up-in-drug-scandal/story-e6frf9jf-1226082374363|accessdate=2017-02-03|date=2011-06-26}}</ref>

====Major League Soccer====
[[Jon Conway]] (goal keeper) and [[Jeff Parke]] (defender) of the New York Red Bulls both tested positive for the substance in 2008 and were suspended 10 games and fined 10% of their annual income. They are also the first to violate MLS drug policy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Conway, Parke banned 10 matches for positive drug tests|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/582565|website=ESPNFC.com}}</ref>

====Horse racing====
Leading horse trainer [[Gai Waterhouse]] was fined $10,000 after being found guilty on May 15, 2008 of presenting a horse to the races with a prohibited substance in its system. Her horse Perfectly Poised was found to have traces of the banned substance boldenone in its system after finishing second at Canterbury in April 2007.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pandaram|first1=Jamie|title=Fined $10,000, but Waterhouse claims she's been vindicated - Horseracing - Sport|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/horseracing/fined-10000-but-waterhouse-claims-shes-been-vindicated/2008/05/15/1210765055503.html|accessdate=2017-02-03|work=www.smh.com.au|date=2008-05-16|language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190629101049/https://anabolic.org/equipoise-boldenone-undecylenate/ Equipoise (boldenone undecylenate) - William Llewellyn's Anabolic.org]


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Not to be confused with 1-Testosterone.
Boldenone
Clinical data
Other namesΔ1-Testosterone; 1-Dehydrotestosterone; RU-18761; Androsta-1,4-dien-17β-ol-3-one
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Pregnancy
category
Routes of
administration		Intramuscular injection
Drug classAndrogen; Anabolic steroid
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-lifeIntramuscular: 14 days (as boldenone undecylenate)[2]
Identifiers
  • (8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-17-Hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-3H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.011.533 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H26O2
Molar mass286.415 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point165 °C (329 °F)
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Boldenone (developmental code name RU-18761), is a naturally occurring anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) and the 1(2)-dehydrogenated analogue of testosterone.[3][4][5][6][7] Boldenone itself has never been marketed; as a pharmaceutical drug, it is used as boldenone undecylenate, the undecylenate ester.[3][4][7]

Side effects

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See also: Anabolic steroid § Adverse effects

Pharmacology

[edit]

Pharmacodynamics

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Like other AAS, boldenone is an agonist of the androgen receptor (AR).[7] The activity of boldenone is mainly anabolic, with a low androgenic potency. Boldenone will increase nitrogen retention, protein synthesis, increases appetite and stimulates the release of erythropoietin in the kidneys.[8]

Chemistry

[edit]
See also: List of androgens/anabolic steroids

Boldenone, also known as Δ1-testosterone, 1-dehydrotestosterone, or androsta-1,4-dien-17β-ol-3-one, is a naturally occurring androstane steroid and a derivative of testosterone.[3][4][7] It is specifically testosterone with a double bond between the C1 and C2 positions.[3][4][7] A related compound is quinbolone, the 17-cyclopentenyl enol ether of boldenone.[3][4]

Sources

[edit]

Boldenone occurs naturally in the scent gland of Ilybius fenestratus, a species of aquatic beetle.[3]

History

[edit]

Ciba reportedly patented boldenone in 1949.[7] It subsequently developed several experimental esters of the drug in the 1950s and 1960s.[7] One of these was boldenone undecylenate, which was introduced for clinical use under the brand name Parenabol and saw some use in the late 1960s and early 1970s.[7] However, it was discontinued before the end of the 1970s.[7] Subsequently, boldenone undecylenate was introduced by Squibb under the brand name Equipose for veterinary use, most commonly in horses.[7]

Society and culture

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Generic names

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Boldenone is the generic name of the drug and its INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name and BANTooltip British Approved Name.[3][4][5][6]

Brand names

[edit]

Boldenone is marketed as veterinary drug as boldenone undecylenate (a derivative of boldenone) under the following brand names: Boldebal H, Equipoise, and Sybolin.[6] It is marketed as a veterinary combination drug with methandriol under the brand name Drive.[6]

In Ukraine, it is marketed for human consumption as the injectable steroid Boldenol.[9]

Doping in sports

[edit]
See also: List of doping in sport cases § Boldenone undecylenate

There are many known cases of doping in sports with boldenone undecylenate by professional athletes.

References

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  1. ^ Anvisa (2023-03-31). "RDC Nº 784 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial" [Collegiate Board Resolution No. 784 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Oficial da União (published 2023-04-04). Archived from the original on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
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