Synonym: 11β,17α,21-Trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 17-Hydroxycorticosterone, 4-Pregnene-11β,17α,21-triol-3,20-dione, Cortisol, Kendall’s compound F, Reichstein’s substance M
CAS Number: 50-23-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C21H30O5
Molecular Weight: 362.46
Beilstein Registry Number: 1354819
EC Number: 200-020-1
MDL Number: MFCD00011654
PubChem Substance ID: 24278466
Packaging
1, 5, 10, 25, 100 g in poly bottle
Biochem/physiol Actions
Primary glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. It has three times the anti-inflammatory potency of corticosterone but much lower Na2+ retention potency.
Quality Level: PREMIUM
Assay: ≥98% (HPLC)
MP: 211-214 °C(lit.)
Gene Information: human ... ABCB(5243), CYP3A4(1576), SERPINA6(866); mouse ... Abcb1a(18671), Abcb1b(18669), Ifng(15978), Nos2(18126); rat ... Ar(24208), Nr3c1(24413)