Cortisol | |||
CAS No | 50-23-7 | Molecular formula | C21H30O5 |
Molecular weight | 362.46 | Precision mass | 362.209 |
LogP | 1.7816 | PSA | 94.83 |
Appearance and traits | Crystalline white powder |
Hydrocortisone, also known as cortisol, is an adrenocortical hormone extracted from the adrenal cortex that has the strongest effect on the metabolism of sugar, i.e., belongs to the class of glucocorticoids.
Cortisol is sometimes used to refer exclusively to the basic "" stress hormone "". Cortisol is sequestered by 11 in the mitochondria of the adrenal cortex β- Action of hydroxylase, generated from 11 deoxycortisol. Cortisol was also measured by 11- β- The action of hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase becomes cortactin.