API reference
Prednisone anhydrous
- CAS number
- 53-03-2
- Molecular formula
- C21H26O5
- Molecular weight
- 358.4 g/mol
About this molecule
Prednisone is a synthetic glucocorticoid drug that is particularly effective as an immunosuppressant, and affects virtually all of the immune system. Prednisone is a prodrug that is converted by the liver into prednisolone (a beta-hydroxy group instead of the oxo group at position 11), which is the active drug and also a steroid. It has a role as an anti-inflammatory drug, an antineoplastic agent, an immunosuppressive agent, an adrenergic agent and a prodrug. It is a primary alpha-hydroxy ketone, a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone, a glucocorticoid, a 17alpha-hydroxy steroid, a 21-hydroxy steroid, a 20-oxo steroid, an 11-oxo steroid, a C21-steroid and a 3-oxo-Delta(1),Delta(4)-steroid.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- 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
- SMILES
- C[C@]12CC(=O)[C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]1CC[C@@]2(C(=O)CO)O)CCC4=CC(=O)C=C[C@]34C
- PubChem CID
- 5865
Also known as
prednisone · Dehydrocortisone · Decortin · Deltasone · Meticorten · Metacortandracin · Supercortil · Paracort
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