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Corticosterone

VETRANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

11β,21-Dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione, 11β,21-Dihydroxyprogesterone, 4-Pregnene-11β,21-diol-3,20-dione, Kendall’s Compound B, Reichstein’s Substance H

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H30O4
CAS Number:
50-22-6
Molecular Weight:
346.46
Beilstein:
2339601
EC Number:
200-019-6
MDL number:
MFCD00037715
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329757087
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

product line

VETRANAL®

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

179-183 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

C[C@]12C[C@H](O)[C@H]3[C@@H](CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)[C@@H]1CC[C@@H]2C(=O)CO

InChI

1S/C21H30O4/c1-20-8-7-13(23)9-12(20)3-4-14-15-5-6-16(18(25)11-22)21(15,2)10-17(24)19(14)20/h9,14-17,19,22,24H,3-8,10-11H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,16+,17-,19+,20-,21-/m0/s1

InChI key

OMFXVFTZEKFJBZ-HJTSIMOOSA-N

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General description

Corticosterone is one of the principal steroids secreted by the rat adrenal gland and found in rat plasma.

Application

Corticosterone may be used as a reference standard in the determination of corticosterone in plasma samples using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
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Legal Information

VETRANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCL9390
BCCG5805
BCCC8243
BCBT8610
SZBC066XV

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Determination of plasma corticosterone using high-performance liquid chromatography.
Woodward HJC and Emery WP
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 419(2), 280-284 (1987)
Selective retention of corticosterone by limbic structures in rat brain.
McEwen SB, et al.
Nature, 220(5170), 911-911 (1968)
The estimation of small amounts of corticosterone in rat plasma.
Zenker N and Bernstein ED
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 231(2), 695-701 (1958)
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