Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 17,21-dihydroxy-pregn-4-ene-3,11,20-trione
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C21H28O5
Formula Weight: 360,4
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 53-06-5
Notes: Cortisone is a glucocorticoid receptor-inert precursor and metabolite of the glucocorticoid cortisol (hydrocortisone; Item No. 20739).{57295,57296} Cortisone is converted to glucocorticoid receptor-active cortisol by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β-HSD1) and is regenerated by metabolism of cortisol by 11β-HSD2 in vivo.