RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0126032
RefMet nameCorticosterone
Systematic name11beta,21-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionST 21:3;O4 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass346.214410 (neutral)
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FormulaC21H30O4View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile35465 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=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
InChIKeyOMFXVFTZEKFJBZ-HJTSIMOOSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC[C@]12CCC(=O)C=C1CC[C@H]1[C@@H]3CC[C@H](C(=O)CO)[C@@]3(C)C[C@@H]([C@H]21)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassSterol Lipids
Main ClassSteroids
Sub ClassC21 Steroids
Distribution of Corticosterone in NMDR studies
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ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Corticosterone
External Links
Pubchem CID5753
LIPID MAPSLMST02030186
ChEBI ID16827
KEGG IDC02140
HMDB IDHMDB0001547
Chemspider ID5550
MetaCyc IDCORTICOSTERONE
EPA CompToxDTXCID50209162
Spectral data for Corticosterone standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Corticosterone

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R03262 Corticosterone + 2 Reduced adrenal ferredoxin + Oxygen + 2 H+ <=> 18-Hydroxycorticosterone + 2 Oxidized adrenal ferredoxin + H2OCorticosterone,reduced-adrenal-ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (18-hydroxylating)
R03847 Corticosterone + NAD+ <=> 11-Dehydrocorticosterone + NADH + H+Corticosterone:NAD+ 11-oxidoreductase
R03848 Corticosterone + NADP+ <=> 11-Dehydrocorticosterone + NADPH + H+Corticosterone:NADP+ 11-oxidoreductase
R03849 11beta-Hydroxyprogesterone + [Reduced NADPH---hemoprotein reductase] + Oxygen <=> Corticosterone + [Oxidized NADPH---hemoprotein reductase] + H2O11beta-hydroxyprogesterone,NADPH-hemoprotein reductase:oxygen oxidoreductase (21-hydroxylating)
R03851 11-Deoxycorticosterone + 2 Reduced ferredoxin + Oxygen + 2 H+ <=> Corticosterone + 2 Oxidized ferredoxin + H2O11-deoxycorticosterone,reduced ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (11-hydroxylating)

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Corticosterone

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00140 Steroid hormone biosynthesis 5
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