Meprednisone

Meprednisone

Systematic (IUPAC) name
(16β)-17,21-dihydroxy-16-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,11,20-trione
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Identifiers
CAS Number	1247-42-3 N
ATC code	H02AB15 (WHO)
PubChem	CID: 5284587
ChemSpider	4447637 Y
UNII	67U96J8P35 Y
KEGG	D06673 Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1201148 N
Chemical data
Formula	C22H28O5
Molecular mass	372.455 g/mol
SMILES O=C(CO)[C@@]3(O)[C@@H](C)C[C@H]2[C@@H]4CC\C1=C\C(=O)\C=C/[C@]1(C)[C@H]4C(=O)C[C@@]23C
InChI InChI=1S/C22H28O5/c1-12-8-16-15-5-4-13-9-14(24)6-7-20(13,2)19(15)17(25)10-21(16,3)22(12,27)18(26)11-23/h6-7,9,12,15-16,19,23,27H,4-5,8,10-11H2,1-3H3/t12-,15-,16-,19+,20-,21-,22-/m0/s1 Y Key:PIDANAQULIKBQS-RNUIGHNZSA-N Y
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Meprednisone is a glucocorticoid. It is a methylated derivative of prednisone.

See also

• Glucocorticoid
• Corticosteroid