Corticosterone - Moligand™, analytical standard , Agonist of Glucocorticoid receptor;Agonist of Mineralocorticoid receptor, CAS No.50-22-6, Agonist of Glucocorticoid receptor;Agonist of Mineralocorticoid receptor

CAS: 50-22-6 Cat. No.: C119329 Formula: C21H30O4 Molecular Weight: 346.46 Beilstein Registry Number: 2339601 EC Number: 200-019-6
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Synonyms
(8S,9S,10R,11S,13S,14S,17S)-11-hydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one | A | HMS3713G06 | (11.beta.)-11,21-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione | Corticosterone, 1mg/ml in Methanol | N
Storage
Store at -20°C,Argon charged
Shipped In
Ice chest + Ice pads
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Why this grade

analytical standard, Moligand™ Analytical standard,Moligand™ for sensitive chromatographic and analytical workflows requiring minimal baseline interference.

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Storage & shipping

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Quality documents

SDS, COA, datasheet, and spec sheet available for download. Lot-specific COA accessible via lot number lookup.

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Literature proof

Cited in 59 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.

Overview

Corticosteroid is an activator of MCR.

Specifications

Synonyms
(8S,9S,10R,11S,13S,14S,17S)-11-hydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one | A | HMS3713G06 | (11.beta.)-11,21-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione | Corticosterone, 1mg/ml in Methanol | N
Specifications & Purity
analytical standard, Moligand™
Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms
Corticosterone is a hormone synthesized in response to stress. It binds and activates MCRs(mineralocorticoid receptors) and GRs (glucocorticoid receptors), which results in altered expression. This eventually affects ionic conductances through the membran
Storage
Store at -20°C,Argon charged
Shipped In
Ice chest + Ice pads
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Grade
Analytical standard, Moligand™
Action Type
AGONIST
Mechanism of action
Agonist of Glucocorticoid receptor;Agonist of Mineralocorticoid receptor
Note
Wherever possible, you should prepare and use solutions on the same day. However, if you need to make up stock solutions in advance, we recommend that you store the solution as aliquots in tightly sealed vials at -20°C. Generally, these will be useable for up to one month. Before use, and prior to opening the vial we recommend that you allow your product to equilibrate to room temperature for at least 1 hour. Need more advice on solubility, usage and handling? Please visit our frequently asked questions (FAQ) page for more details.
Names and Identifiers
Pubchem Sid
Pubchem Sid Url
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/528773723
Canonical Smiles
CC12CCC(=O)C=C1CCC3C2C(CC4(C3CCC4C(=O)CO)C)O
IUPAC Name
(8S,9S,10R,11S,13S,14S,17S)-11-hydroxy-17-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
InChIKey
OMFXVFTZEKFJBZ-HJTSIMOOSA-N
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
Isomeric SMILES
C[C@]12CCC(=O)C=C1CC[C@@H]3[C@@H]2[C@H](C[C@]4([C@H]3CC[C@@H]4C(=O)CO)C)O
WGK Germany
3
RTECS
GM7650000
Molecular Weight
346.46
Beilstein
2339601
Reaxy-Rn
2063664
Reaxys-RN_link_address
https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=2063664&ln=

Documentation

📋 Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

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📊 Datasheet

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Advanced Data

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassSteroids and steroid derivatives
SubclassHydroxysteroids
Intermediate Tree Nodes Not available
Direct Parent21-hydroxysteroids
Alternative Parents Gluco/mineralocorticoids, progestogins and derivatives  20-oxosteroids  3-oxo delta-4-steroids  11-beta-hydroxysteroids  Delta-4-steroids  Cyclohexenones  Alpha-hydroxy ketones  Secondary alcohols  Cyclic alcohols and derivatives  Primary alcohols  Organic oxides  Hydrocarbon derivatives  
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic homopolycyclic compounds
Substituents Progestogin-skeleton - 21-hydroxysteroid - Pregnane-skeleton - 20-oxosteroid - 3-oxo-delta-4-steroid - 3-oxosteroid - 11-hydroxysteroid - 11-beta-hydroxysteroid - Oxosteroid - Delta-4-steroid - Cyclohexenone - Alpha-hydroxy ketone - Cyclic alcohol - Ketone - Secondary alcohol - Cyclic ketone - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxide - Carbonyl group - Organic oxygen compound - Alcohol - Organooxygen compound - Primary alcohol - Aliphatic homopolycyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 21-hydroxysteroids. These are steroids carrying a hydroxyl group at the 21-position of the steroid backbone.
External Descriptors C21 steroids (gluco/mineralocorticoids, progestogins) and derivatives
3D Structure
Interactive Chemical Structure Model





Associated Targets(Human)
NR3C1 Tclin Glucocorticoid receptor (1 Activities)
Activity TypeActivity Value -log(M)Mechanism of ActionActivity ReferencePublications (PubMed IDs)
SLC22A3 Tchem Solute carrier family 22 member 3 (1 Activities)
Activity TypeActivity Value -log(M)Mechanism of ActionActivity ReferencePublications (PubMed IDs)
SHBG Tchem Sex hormone-binding globulin (1 Activities)
Activity TypeActivity Value -log(M)Mechanism of ActionActivity ReferencePublications (PubMed IDs)
NR3C2 Tclin Mineralocorticoid receptor (1 Activities)
Activity TypeActivity Value -log(M)Mechanism of ActionActivity ReferencePublications (PubMed IDs)
SERPINA6 Tchem Corticosteroid-binding globulin (2 Activities)
Activity TypeActivity Value -log(M)Mechanism of ActionActivity ReferencePublications (PubMed IDs)
NR3C1 Tclin Glucocorticoid receptor (14987 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
PGR Tclin Progesterone receptor (8562 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
NR3C2 Tclin Mineralocorticoid receptor (2134 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
AR Tclin Androgen Receptor (11781 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
THRB Tclin Thyroid hormone receptor beta-1 (7926 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
SERPINA6 Tchem Corticosteroid binding globulin (274 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
EBP Tchem 3-beta-hydroxysteroid-delta(8),delta(7)-isomerase (102 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
NR1H4 Tclin Bile acid receptor FXR (6228 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
MTOR Tclin Serine/threonine-protein kinase mTOR (13850 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
NFKB1 Tclin Nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit (1459 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
UGT1A4 Tbio UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A4 (288 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
CYP3A4 Tclin Cytochrome P450 3A4 (53859 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Homo sapiens (32628 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Caco-2 (12174 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
HEK293 (82097 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
HepG2 (196354 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Lymphoblastoid cell (5959 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
HIF1A Tchem Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (6027 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
HSD17B10 Tchem Endoplasmic reticulum-associated amyloid beta-peptide-binding protein (20669 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
SLC22A1 Tchem Solute carrier family 22 member 1 (646 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Skin (286 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
HSD17B7 Tchem 3-keto-steroid reductase (330 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
EHMT2 Tchem Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase, H3 lysine-9 specific 3 (93046 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
UGT2B15 Tbio UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B15 (172 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
TDP1 Tchem Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (345557 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
UGT1A1 Tchem UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1-1 (448 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
SMN1 Tchem Survival motor neuron protein (34246 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
THPO Tbio Thrombopoietin (834 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
GMNN Tbio Geminin (128009 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
SLC22A8 Tclin Solute carrier family 22 member 8 (241 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
CBX1 Tbio Chromobox protein homolog 1 (92434 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
SLC22A2 Tchem Solute carrier family 22 member 2 (261 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
IDH1 Tclin Isocitrate dehydrogenase [NADP] cytoplasmic (40980 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
SLC22A11 Tclin Solute carrier family 22 member 11 (82 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Associated Targets(non-human)
ERG2 C-8 sterol isomerase (237 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Sigmar1 Sigma opioid receptor (160 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Abcb1b P-glycoprotein 1 (174 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Mapk1 MAP kinase ERK2 (650 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Nr1i3 Constitutive androstane receptor (427 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Shbg Testis-specific androgen-binding protein (10 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Hdac6 Histone deacetylase 6 (222 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Galc Galactocerebrosidase (11 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (123386 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Klebsiella pneumoniae (43867 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Staphylococcus aureus (210822 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Acinetobacter baumannii (41033 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Escherichia coli (133304 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Plasmodium falciparum (966862 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Cryptococcus neoformans (21258 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Candida albicans (78123 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Mus musculus (284745 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Rattus norvegicus (775804 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
rep Replicase polyprotein 1ab (378 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Slc22a6 Solute carrier family 22 member 6 (141 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Txnrd1 Thioredoxin reductase 1, cytoplasmic (45279 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Slc22a5 Solute carrier family 22 member 5 (44 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Nfe2l2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (214 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Rorc Nuclear receptor ROR-gamma (89407 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
NS1 Nonstructural protein 1 (33327 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Nr1i2 Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 2 (14 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Slc22a3 Solute carrier family 22 member 3 (35 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Slco1a1 Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1A1 (265 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Slco1a4 Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1A4 (114 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Abcb1a P-glycoprotein 1 and 3 (MDR1a/MDR1b) (23 Activities)
Activity TypeRelationActivity valueUnitsAction TypeJournalPubMed IddoiAssay Aladdin ID
Mechanisms of Action
Certificates(CoA,COO,BSE/TSE and Analysis Chart)
C of A & Other Certificates(BSE/TSE, COO):
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6 results found

Lot NumberCertificate TypeDateItem
A2329516Certificate of AnalysisAug 03, 2026 C119329
J2531127Certificate of AnalysisNov 11, 2025 C119329
J2531138Certificate of AnalysisNov 11, 2025 C119329
A2329595Certificate of AnalysisJan 11, 2023 C119329
J2430118Certificate of AnalysisJan 11, 2023 C119329
D1922087Certificate of AnalysisDec 09, 2022 C119329
Chemical and Physical Properties
SolubilitySoluble in acetone, methanol, ethanol (10 mM), chloroform, and DMSO (100 mM). Insoluble in water.
SensitivityMoisture sensitive
x_specific_rotation+221 to +226 deg(C=1, EtOH)
x_melt_point_char180-183°C
Molecular Weight346.500 g/mol
XLogP31.900
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count4
Rotatable Bond Count2
Exact Mass346.214 Da
Monoisotopic Mass346.214 Da
Topological Polar Surface Area74.600 Ų
Heavy Atom Count25
Formal Charge0
Complexity638.000
Isotope Atom Count0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count7
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
The total count of all stereochemical bonds0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1
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