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Hormones / Glucocorticoids

Prednisone PRED

A common anti-inflammatory steroid, unrelated to anabolic steroids.

Also known as Deltasone, Dehydrocortisone, Decortin, Meticorten, Metacortandracin, Supercortil, Orasone

Effects Heal
Routes Oral
Legal status Prescription drug

3D Molecular Structure of C21H26O5

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  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen
  • Oxygen

Chemistry

Formula
C21H26O5
Molar mass
358.4
CAS
53-03-2
PubChem CID
5865
IUPAC name
(8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-hydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13-dimethyl-6,7,8,9,12,14,15,16-octahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,11-dione
InChIKey
XOFYZVNMUHMLCC-ZPOLXVRWSA-N