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Hormones / Glucocorticoids

Hydrocortisone HC

The body's main stress hormone, prescribed when adrenal output is low.

Also known as Cortef, cortisol, Acticort, Cetacort, Hydrocortisyl, Cobadex, Hytone, Cortenema

Effects Hormonal
Routes Oral Topical
Legal status Prescription drug

3D 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