18-Hydroxycorticosterone

18-Hydroxycorticosterone is an endogenous steroid.[1][2] It is a derivative of corticosterone.[3][4][5]

18-Hydroxycorticosterone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.384
MeSH 18-hydroxycorticosterone
UNII
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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Infobox references

Function

Corticosteroid biosynthetic pathway in rat

18-Hydroxycorticosterone serves as an intermediate in the synthesis of aldosterone by the enzyme aldosterone synthase in the zona glomerulosa.

See also

References

  1. Reddish MJ, Guengerich FP (August 2019). "Human cytochrome P450 11B2 produces aldosterone by a processive mechanism due to the lactol form of the intermediate 18-hydroxycorticosterone". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294 (35): 12975–12991. doi:10.1074/jbc.RA119.009830. PMC 6721951. PMID 31296661.
  2. Mulatero P, di Cella SM, Monticone S, Schiavone D, Manzo M, Mengozzi G, Rabbia F, Terzolo M, Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Veglio F (March 2012). "18-hydroxycorticosterone, 18-hydroxycortisol, and 18-oxocortisol in the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism and its subtypes". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 97 (3): 881–9. doi:10.1210/jc.2011-2384. PMID 22238407.
  3. Gupta V (October 2011). "Mineralocorticoid hypertension". Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 15 Suppl 4 (8): S298–312. doi:10.4103/2230-8210.86972. PMC 3230101. PMID 22145132.
  4. Freel EM, Shakerdi LA, Friel EC, Wallace AM, Davies E, Fraser R, Connell JM (September 2004). "Studies on the origin of circulating 18-hydroxycortisol and 18-oxocortisol in normal human subjects". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 89 (9): 4628–33. doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0379. PMC 1283128. PMID 15356073.
  5. Izumi Y (July 2010). "[18-Hydroxycorticosterone (18-OH-B)]". Nihon Rinsho. Japanese Journal of Clinical Medicine (in Japanese). 68 Suppl 7: 348–53. PMID 20960793.



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