Hydrocortisone

Name: Hydrocortisone
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 4093
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Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 4093

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COA / SDS

Adrenal glucocorticoid; immunosuppressant

Key Product Details

Description:	Adrenal glucocorticoid; immunosuppressant
Chemical Name:	11β,17α,21-Trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
Purity:	≥98% (HPLC)
Molecular Weight:	362.46

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Technical Data
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Biological Activity for Hydrocortisone

Hydrocortisone is an adrenal glucocorticoid released in the stress response. Increases glucose production by gluconeogenesis. Immunosuppressant and antidiuretic hormone. Used in protocols to generate retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells from PSCs.

Compound Libraries for Hydrocortisone

Hydrocortisone is also offered as part of the Tocriscreen 2.0 Max and Tocriscreen FDA-Approved Drugs. Find out more about compound libraries available from Tocris.

Technical Data for Hydrocortisone

M. Wt	362.46
Formula	C₂₁H₃₀O₅
Storage	Store at RT
Purity	≥98% (HPLC)
CAS Number	50-23-7
PubChem ID	5754
InChi Key	JYGXADMDTFJGBT-VWUMJDOOSA-N
Smiles	O=C1CC[C@@]2(C)C(CC[C@]3([H])[C@@]([H])2[C@@H](O)C[C@@]4(C)[C@]([H])3CC[C@@](O)4[C@@](CO)=O)=C1

The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.

Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.

Solubility for Hydrocortisone

	Solvent	Max Conc. mg/mL	Max Conc. mM
Solubility
	DMSO	36.25	100
	ethanol	9.06	25

Preparing Stock Solutions for Hydrocortisone

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 362.46.

Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
1 mM	2.76 mL	13.79 mL	27.59 mL
5 mM	0.55 mL	2.76 mL	5.52 mL
10 mM	0.28 mL	1.38 mL	2.76 mL
50 mM	0.06 mL	0.28 mL	0.55 mL

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References for Hydrocortisone

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Surendran An improved protocol for generation and characterization of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium cells STAR Protoc. 2022 PMID: 36386870
Khani and Tayek Cortisol increases gluconeogenesis in humans; its role in the metabolic syndrome. Clin.Sci.(Lond) 2001 PMID: 11724664