Synonym: 11ß,21-Dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione, 11ß,21-Dihydroxyprogesterone, 4-Pregnene-11ß,21-diol-3,20-dione, Kendall’s Compound B, Reichstein’s Substance H
CAS Number: 50-22-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C21H30O4
Molecular Weight: 346.46
Beilstein Registry Number: 2339601
EC Number: 200-019-6
MDL Number: MFCD00037715
PubChem Substance ID: 24278302
Packaging
500 mg in glass bottle
Biochem/physiol Actions
Corticosterone is a glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex that activates both mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors.
Assay: =92%
MP: 179-183 °C(lit.)
Gene Information : Human ... EBP, SERPINA6; Rat ... Ar, Nr3c1