Beraprost
Beraprost is an organic heterotricyclic compound that is (3aS,8bS)-2,3,3a,8b-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[b]cyclopenta[d]furan in which the hydrogens at positions 1R, 2R and 5 are replaced by (3S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyloct-1-en-6-yn-1-yl, hydroxy and 3-carboxypropyl groups, respectively. It is a prostaglandin receptor agonist which is approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension in Asia. It has a role as a vasodilator agent, a platelet aggregation inhibitor, an antihypertensive agent, a prostaglandin receptor agonist and an anti-inflammatory agent. It is a monocarboxylic acid, an organic heterotricyclic compound, a secondary alcohol, a secondary allylic alcohol and an enyne. It is a conjugate acid of a beraprost(1-).