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P6004

Sigma-Aldrich

Prednisolone

≥99% (HPLC), powder, glucocorticoid

Synonym(s):

1,4-Pregnadiene-11β,17α,21-triol-3,20-dione, 1-Dehydrocortisol, 1-Dehydrohydrocortisone, 11β,17α,21-Trihydroxy-1,4-pregnadiene-3,20-dione

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H28O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
360.44
Beilstein:
1354103
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Prednisolone, ≥99%

biological source

synthetic (organic)

sterility

non-sterile

Assay

≥99%

form

powder

mp

240 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

chloroform: methanol (1:1): 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

originator

Johnson & Johnson

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

O=C1C=C[C@@]2(C)C(CC[C@]3([H])[C@]2([H])[C@@H](O)C[C@@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC[C@]4(O)C(CO)=O)=C1

InChI

1S/C21H28O5/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/h5,7,9,14-16,18,22,24,26H,3-4,6,8,10-11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,16-,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1

InChI key

OIGNJSKKLXVSLS-VWUMJDOOSA-N

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General description

Prednisolone prevents protease activity in vitro. It stimulates myogenesis and inhibits apoptosis. Prednisolone is used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), gout arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations.

Application

Prednisolone has been used for the Δ1-dehydrogenation of hydrocortisone by gel entrapped arthrobacter simplex cells.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Prednisolone is a glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activity.

Features and Benefits

This compound was developed by Johnson & Johnson. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

Analysis Note

Actual content given on label

Pictograms

Health hazard

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 2

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Oral or IV Prednisolone in the Treatment of COPD Exacerbations
de Jong YP, et al.
Chest, 132(6), 1741-1747 (2007)
Use of oral prednisolone or naproxen for the treatment of gout arthritis: a double-blind, randomised equivalence trial
Janssens HJEM, et al.
Lancet, 371(9627), 1854-1860 (2008)
Prednisolone decreases cellular adhesion molecules required for inflammatory cell infiltration in dystrophin-deficient skeletal muscle
Wehling-Henricks M, et al.
Neuromuscular Disorders, 14(8-9), 483-490 (2004)
Shin Ebihara et al.
Arthritis research & therapy, 18(1), 139-139 (2016-06-16)
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF), a nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activator, has been proven effective for the systemic treatment of multiple sclerosis. The aim of this study is to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of Nrf2 activators on human renal
Paul M L Janssen et al.
PloS one, 9(2), e88360-e88360 (2014-02-20)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited disease that causes striated muscle weakness. Recently, we showed therapeutic effects of the combination of lisinopril (L), an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, and spironolactone (S), an aldosterone antagonist, in mice lacking dystrophin

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