18-Hydroxycorticosterone

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18-Hydroxycorticosterone
18-Hydroxycorticosterone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
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ECHA InfoCard 100.008.384 Edit this at Wikidata
MeSH 18-hydroxycorticosterone
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C21H30O5/c1-20-7-6-13(24)8-12(20)2-3-14-15-4-5-16(18(26)10-22)21(15,11-23)9-17(25)19(14)20/h8,14-17,19,22-23,25H,2-7,9-11H2,1H3/t14-,15-,16+,17-,19+,20-,21+/m0/s1 checkY
    Key: HFSXHZZDNDGLQN-ZVIOFETBSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C21H30O5/c1-20-7-6-13(24)8-12(20)2-3-14-15-4-5-16(18(26)10-22)21(15,11-23)9-17(25)19(14)20/h8,14-17,19,22-23,25H,2-7,9-11H2,1H3/t14-,15-,16+,17-,19+,20-,21+/m0/s1
    Key: HFSXHZZDNDGLQN-ZVIOFETBBO
  • O=C4\C=C2/[C@]([C@H]1[C@@H](O)C[C@@]3([C@@H](C(=O)CO)CC[C@H]3[C@@H]1CC2)CO)(C)CC4
Properties
C21H30O5
Molar mass 362.46 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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18-Hydroxycorticosterone is a derivative of corticosterone.

It serves as an intermediate in the synthesis of aldosterone by the enzyme aldosterone synthase in the zona glomerulosa:

Corticosteroid biosynthetic pathway in rat

References