Fluoroprostaglandins: synthesis and biological evaluation of the methyl esters of (+)-12-fluoro-, (-)-ent-12-fluoro-, (+)-15-epi-fluoro-, and (-)-ent-15-epi-12-fluoroprostaglandin F2.alpha.

Abstract
The synthesis and biological activity of the methyl esters of (+)-12-fluoroPG[prostaglandin]F2.alpha., (+)-15-epi-12-fluoroPGF2.alpha., (-)-ent-12-fluoroPGF2.alpha., and (-)-ent-15-epi-12-fluoroPGF2.alpha. are described. Each fluoroprostaglandin was evaluated from pregnancy interruption in the hamster and smooth-muscle stimulating effects on gerbil colon and hamster uterine strips. All fluoroprostaglandins synthesized were neither substrates for the 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase nor inhibitors of the enzyme.

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