Synonym(s): 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
Formula: C21H30O5
Formula Weight: 362.46
CAS No.: 50-23-7
General description: Hydrocortisone for use in epithelial and endothelial adherent cell culture applications.
Physical form: powder-RT; stock-frozen in working aliquots, avoid repeated freeze/thaw
Beilstein Registry Number: 1354819
EC No.: 200-020-1
Melting Point: 211-214°C(lit.)
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.
Reconstitution: To prepare 50 μg/mL stock solution; add 1 mL absolute ethanol, gently swirl to dissolve, add 19 mL sterile medium while mixing.
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C7H14O2