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- Corticosterone, also known as 17-deoxycortisol and 11β,21-dihydroxyprogesterone, is a 21-carbon steroid hormone of the corticosteroid type produced in...
- common naturally occurring steroid hormones are cortisol (C 21H 30O 5), corticosterone (C 21H 30O 4), cortisone (C 21H 28O 5) and aldosterone (C 21H 28O 5)...
- cofactor (except 21-hydroxylase and 17α-hydroxylase). Aldosterone and corticosterone share the first part of their biosynthetic pathways. The last parts...
- release of these antibodies into the bloodstream. Rapid administration of corticosterone (the endogenous type I and type II receptor agonist) or RU28362 (a specific...
- Aldosterone synthase, also called steroid 18-hydroxylase, corticosterone 18-monooxygenase or P450C18, is a steroid hydroxylase cytochrome P450 enzyme involved...
- In enzymology, a corticosterone 18-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.15.5) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction corticosterone + reduced adrenal ferredoxin...
- the 21-hydroxy-variant of progesterone or as the 11-deoxy-variant of corticosterone. DOCA is the abbreviation for the ester 11-deoxycorticosterone acetate...
- to cortisone and corticosterone. It is a potent mineralocorticoid, with generally greater such activity than that of corticosterone. 21-Deoxycortisone...
- 18-Hydroxycorticosterone is an endogenous steroid. It is a derivative of corticosterone. 18-Hydroxycorticosterone serves as an intermediate in the synthesis...
- strong activity: 11-deoxycortisol to cortisol, 11-deoxycorticosterone to corticosterone; medium activity: progesterone to 11β-hydroxyprogesterone, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone...