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Corticosterone

VETRANAL^®, analytical standard

• Synonym(s): 11β,21-Dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione, Kendall’s Compound B, Reichstein’s Substance H, 11β,21-Dihydroxyprogesterone, 4-Pregnene-11β,21-diol-3,20-dione
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂₁H₃₀O₄
• CAS Number: 50-22-6
• Molecular Weight: 346.46
• Beilstein: 2339601
• EC Number: 200-019-6
• MDL number: MFCD00037715
• PubChem Substance ID: 329757087
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• grade: analytical standard
• product line: VETRANAL^®
• assay: ≥98% (HPLC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• application(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• mp: 179-183 °C (lit.)
• Featured Industry: Pharmaceutical (small molecule)
• format: neat
• SMILES string: C[C@]12C[C@H](O)[C@H]3[C@@H](CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)[C@@H]1CC[C@@H]2C(=O)CO
• InChI: 1S/C21H30O4/c1-20-8-7-13(23)9-12(20)3-4-14-15-5-6-16(18(25)11-22)21(15,2)10-17(24)19(14)20/h9,14-17,19,22,24H,3-8,10-11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,16+,17-,19+,20-,21-/m0/s1
• InChI key: OMFXVFTZEKFJBZ-HJTSIMOOSA-N

Description

General description

Corticosterone is one of the principal steroids secreted by the rat adrenal gland and found in rat plasma.

Application

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Corticosterone may be used as a reference standard in the determination of corticosterone in plasma samples using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

Legal Information

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Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US),Eyeshields,Gloves