PHR1014

Hydrocortisone

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

• 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: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329823045
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: certified reference material; pharmaceutical secondary standard
• Quality Level: 300
• agency: traceable to BP 576; traceable to Ph. Eur. H1300000; traceable to USP 1316004
• API family: hydrocortisone
• CofA: current certificate can be downloaded
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• mp: 211-214 °C (lit.)
• application(s): pharmaceutical (small molecule)
• format: neat
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• 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 ... NR3C1(2908)

Description

General description

Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control, provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards.
Hydrocortisone is a degradation product of the corticosteroid, hydrocortisone acetate.

Application

Hydrocortisone may be used as a pharmaceutical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations by various chromatography techniques.

These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

Biochem/physiol Actions

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

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

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP (PhEur) and BP primary standards, where they are available.

Other Notes

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.

Footnote

To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAB3713 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS08
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H360Df,H373
• pcodes: P202 - P260 - P280 - P308 + P313 - P405 - P501
• Hazard Classifications: Repr. 1A - STOT RE 2
• target_organs: Adrenal gland,Bone marrow
• 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