27840 Sigma

Corticosterone

≥98.5% (HPLC)

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Synonym: 11β,21-Dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione, 11β,21-Dihydroxyprogesterone, 4-Pregnene-11β,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 24856812

Properties

Related Categories Bioactive Small Molecules, Biochemicals and Reagents, CI-CY, Cell Biology, Lipids,
assay   ≥98.5% (HPLC)
optical activity   [α]20/D +223±3°, c = 1% in ethanol
mp   179-183 °C(lit.)
  179-183 °C
Gene Information   human ... EBP(10682), SERPINA6(866)
rat ... Ar(24208), Nr3c1(24413)

Description

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Preparation Note

Soluble in chloroform and ethanol.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Corticosterone is a glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex that activates both mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors.

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