H4001

Hydrocortisone

≥98% (HPLC)

• 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
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂₁H₃₀O₅
• CAS Number: 50-23-7
• Molecular Weight: 362.46
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1354819
• EC Number: 200-020-1
• MDL number: MFCD00011654
• UNSPSC Code: 51111800
• PubChem Substance ID: 24278466
• NACRES: NA.77

Properties

• biological source: synthetic (organic)
• Quality Level: 300
• sterility: non-sterile
• assay: ≥98% (HPLC)
• form: powder
• mp: 211-214 °C (lit.)
• solubility: water: 0.28 g/L at 25 °C
• application(s): cell analysis
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: room temp
• SMILES string: [H][C@@]12CCC3=CC(=O)CC[C@]3(C)[C@@]1([H])[C@@H](O)C[C@@]4(C)[C@@]2([H])CC[C@]4(O)C(=O)CO
• InChI: 1S/C21H30O5/c1-19-7-5-13(23)9-12(19)3-4-14-15-6-8-21(26,17(25)11-22)20(15,2)10-16(24)18(14)19/h9,14-16,18,22,24,26H,3-8,10-11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,16-,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1
• InChI key: JYGXADMDTFJGBT-VWUMJDOOSA-N
• Gene Information: human ... ABCB1(5243), CYP3A4(1576), NR3C1(2908), SERPINA6(866) ; mouse ... Abcb1a(18671), Abcb1b(18669), Ifng(15978), Nos2(18126) ; rat ... Ar(24208), Nr3c1(24413)

Description

Biochem/physiol Actions

Primary glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex.

Primary glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. It has three times the anti-inflammatory potency of corticosterone but much lower Na²⁺ retention potency.

Features and Benefits

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Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS08
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H360Df,H373
• pcodes: P202 - P260 - P280 - P308 + P313 - P405 - P501
• Hazard Classifications: Repr. 1A - STOT RE 2
• Storage Class: 6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges