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H3035

Sigma-Aldrich

Hydrocortisone 21-acetate

meets USP testing specifications

Synonym(s):

11β,17α,21-Trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione 21-acetate, 17-α-Hydroxycorticosterone acetate, 17-Hydroxycorticosterone 21-acetate, 21-Acetoxy-4-pregnene-11β,17α-diol-3,20-dione, 4-Pregnene-11β,17α,21-triol-3,20-dione 21-acetate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C23H32O6
CAS Number:
50-03-3
Molecular Weight:
404.50
Beilstein:
2066841
EC Number:
200-004-4
MDL number:
MFCD00037714
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
24895547
NACRES:
NA.21

Agency

USP/NF
meets USP testing specifications

mp

223 °C (dec.) (lit.)

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)COC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C23H32O6/c1-13(24)29-12-19(27)23(28)9-7-17-16-5-4-14-10-15(25)6-8-21(14,2)20(16)18(26)11-22(17,23)3/h10,16-18,20,26,28H,4-9,11-12H2,1-3H3/t16-,17-,18-,20+,21-,22-,23-/m0/s1

InChI key

ALEXXDVDDISNDU-JZYPGELDSA-N

Gene Information

human ... NR3C1(2908) , SERPINA6(866)

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Application

Hydrocortisone 21-acetate is used as a stabilized form of the glucocorticoid in studies on stress and homeostasis.

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H360Df,H373

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B - STOT RE 2

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Sergio Caffieri et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 47(4-5), 771-777 (2008-04-22)
Hydrocortisone 21-acetate (HCA) in methanol solution undergoes photodegradation under UVB light, as monitored by HPLC. Five main photoproducts have been isolated and characterized by means of NMR and mass spectroscopy. One of them derives from a Norrish I photoreaction which
Willem I van der Meijden et al.
Journal of lower genital tract disease, 15(1), 60-65 (2010-12-31)
To study demographic, clinical, and histopathological data as well as treatment outcome in women with papular colpitis. Data of women (n = 18) visiting the Rotterdam vulvar clinic and meeting the diagnostic criteria for papular colpitis were retrospectively analyzed using
Jaleh Varshosaz et al.
International journal of colorectal disease, 25(10), 1159-1165 (2010-07-30)
Anti-inflammatory drugs with high potency and low systemic adverse effects, such as budesonide, are drugs of choice for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). Budesonide controlled-release formulations are now being used to induce and maintain clinical remission of Crohn's disease.
B Ramírez Andrade et al.
Journal of dairy science, 91(6), 2299-2306 (2008-05-20)
Lactation artificially induced (ART) by steroid hormones and natural lactation (NAT) after lambing were compared in 2 dairy sheep breeds (Manchega and Lacaune) in 2 experiments conducted during winter and spring. In experiment 1, ART ewes (14 Manchega and 9
Nunzia Falco et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 441(1-2), 589-597 (2012-11-06)
The objective of the present study was to develop an anti-inflammatory prolonged action formulation for local injection in prefilled syringes. Hydrocortisone acetate (HA) was selected as a model corticosteroid drug to be incorporated in poly(lactic-co-glycolic) (PLGA) microspheres. The formulation was
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