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Hormones / Glucocorticoids

Cortisol CORT

The stress hormone that breaks down tissue when chronically high.

Also known as Hydrocortisone (endogenous), hydrocortisone, Acticort, Cetacort, Hydrocortisyl, Cobadex, Hytone, Cortenema

Effects Hormonal
Routes Oral
Legal status Prescription drug

Molecular Structure of C21H30O5

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  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen
  • Oxygen

Chemistry

Formula
C21H30O5
Molar mass
362.5
CAS
50-23-7
PubChem CID
5754
IUPAC name
(8S,9S,10R,11S,13S,14S,17R)-11,17-dihydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
InChIKey
JYGXADMDTFJGBT-VWUMJDOOSA-N