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Record Information
Version4.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2005-11-16 15:48:42 UTC
Update Date2020-02-26 21:22:44 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0000903
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB00903
Metabolite Identification
Common NameTetrahydrocortisone
DescriptionCortisol is a corticosteroid hormone that is involved in the response to stress; it increases blood pressure and blood sugar levels and suppresses the immune system. Synthetic cortisol, also known as hydrocortisone, is used as a drug mainly to fight allergies and inflammation. -- Wikipedia; As an oral or injectable drug, cortisol is also known as hydrocortisone. It is used as an immunosuppressive drug, given by injection in the treatment of severe allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis and angioedema, in place of prednisolone in patients who need steroid treatment but cannot take oral medication, and peri-operatively in patients on long-term steroid treatment to prevent an Addisonian crisis. -- Wikipedia.
Structure
Data?1582752164
MOLSDFPDBSMILESInChI
Synonyms
ValueSource
(3a,5b)-3,17,21-Trihydroxy-pregnane-11,20-dioneHMDB
3,17-Dihydroxy-17-hydroxyacetyl-10,13-dimethyl-hexadecahydro-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-11-oneHMDB
3a,17,21-Trihydroxy-5a-pregnane-11,20-dioneHMDB
3a,17,21-Trihydroxy-5b-pregnane-11,20-dioneHMDB
3alpha,17,21-Trihydroxy-5beta-pregnane-11,20-dioneHMDB
3alpha,17,21-Trihydroxypregnane-11,20-dioneHMDB
3b,17,21-Trihydroxy-5a-pregnane-11,20-dioneHMDB
5a-Pregnan-3b,17a,21-triol-11,20-dionHMDB
Ba 2681HMDB
Tetrahydro eHMDB
Tetrahydro-cortisoneHMDB
Tetrahydrocompound eHMDB
TetrahydrocortisonHMDB
UrocortisoneHMDB
Chemical FormulaC21H32O5
Average Molecular Weight364.4758
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight364.224974134
IUPAC Name(1S,2S,5S,7S,10S,11S,14R,15S)-5,14-dihydroxy-14-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadecan-17-one
Traditional Name(1S,2S,5S,7S,10S,11S,14R,15S)-5,14-dihydroxy-14-(2-hydroxyacetyl)-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadecan-17-one
CAS Registry Number53-05-4
SMILES
[H][C@@]12CC[C@](O)(C(=O)CO)[C@@]1(C)CC(=O)[C@@]1([H])[C@@]2([H])CC[C@@]2([H])C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]12C
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C21H32O5/c1-19-7-5-13(23)9-12(19)3-4-14-15-6-8-21(26,17(25)11-22)20(15,2)10-16(24)18(14)19/h12-15,18,22-23,26H,3-11H2,1-2H3/t12-,13-,14-,15-,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1
InChI KeySYGWGHVTLUBCEM-SDYDLROXSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 21-hydroxysteroids. These are steroids carrying a hydroxyl group at the 21-position of the steroid backbone.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassSteroids and steroid derivatives
Sub ClassHydroxysteroids
Direct Parent21-hydroxysteroids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Progestogin-skeleton
  • 21-hydroxysteroid
  • 20-oxosteroid
  • Pregnane-skeleton
  • 3-hydroxysteroid
  • 11-oxosteroid
  • Oxosteroid
  • 3-beta-hydroxysteroid
  • 17-hydroxysteroid
  • Cyclic alcohol
  • Tertiary alcohol
  • Alpha-hydroxy ketone
  • Ketone
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Alcohol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Primary alcohol
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic homopolycyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic homopolycyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
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Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point190 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.19 g/LALOGPS
logP2.04ALOGPS
logP1.5ChemAxon
logS-3.3ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)12.58ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-1.4ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count5ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count3ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area94.83 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity96.68 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability40.47 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings4ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0bua-3329000000-2fc8cde1a6f7cbf833e0Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (3 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-014i-1402490000-42e5bdb758e6ab7df7dbSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-002b-0019000000-d250ba5babf82eddad0eSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-002b-1960000000-f9b927b045d86760eeb6Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-0a4l-4900000000-2464c3721a88f6a054fcSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-00kb-0009000000-9c872091c11d421f014cSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-00p1-0049000000-af1ad9a1ea8db1d650d4Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-052s-1192000000-21755048697813c79a2bSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-03di-0009000000-784e6ec242f4642ea5b8Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0bta-2029000000-9f2c95a66681e65408bbSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-9076000000-8477ed7e9c8d0c2c4587Spectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Extracellular
  • Membrane
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Feces
  • Urine
Tissue LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
FecesDetected but not Quantified Adult (>18 years old)Both
Normal		 details
UrineDetected and Quantified0.40 +/- 0.44 umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)MaleNormal details
UrineDetected and Quantified0.41 (0.38-0.49) umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)MaleNormal details
UrineDetected and Quantified0.32 +/- 0.37 umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)MaleNormal details
UrineDetected and Quantified0.51 +/- 0.067 umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)BothNormal details
Abnormal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
BloodDetected and Quantified0.023 +/- 0.009 uMAdult (>18 years old)BothAnorexia nervosa details
UrineDetected and Quantified0.40 +/- 0.052 umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)Female
Eating disorder		 details
UrineDetected and Quantified1.5 +/- 0.53 umol/mmol creatinineAdult (>18 years old)FemaleEating disorder details
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease References
Anorexia nervosa
  1. Vierhapper H, Kiss A, Nowotny P, Wiesnagrotzki S, Monder C, Waldhausl W: Metabolism of cortisol in anorexia nervosa. Acta Endocrinol (Copenh). 1990 Jun;122(6):753-8. [PubMed:2165347 ]
Associated OMIM IDs
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022310
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID16735652
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkTetrahydrocortisone
METLIN ID1915
PubChem Compound12444617
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceBaggett, Billy; Kinsella, Ralph A., Jr.; Doisy, Edward A. Hydrolysis of conjugates of urinary corticoids with b-glucuronidase. II. The isolation and determination of tetrahydrocortisone. Journal of Biological Chemistry (1953), 203 1013-22.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Download (PDF)
General References
  1. Mune T, White PC: Apparent mineralocorticoid excess: genotype is correlated with biochemical phenotype. Hypertension. 1996 Jun;27(6):1193-9. [PubMed:8641723 ]
  2. Weykamp CW, Penders TJ, Schmidt NA, Borburgh AJ, van de Calseyde JF, Wolthers BJ: Steroid profile for urine: reference values. Clin Chem. 1989 Dec;35(12):2281-4. [PubMed:2591044 ]
  3. Koren W, Grienspuhn A, Kuznetsov SR, Berezin M, Rosenthal T, Postnov YV: Enhanced Na+/H+ exchange in Cushing's syndrome reflects functional hypermineralocorticoidism. J Hypertens. 1998 Aug;16(8):1187-91. [PubMed:9794723 ]
  4. Rosler A, Leiberman E, Rosenmann A, Ben-Uzilio R, Weidenfeld J: Prenatal diagnosis of 11beta-hydroxylase deficiency congenital adrenal hyperplasia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1979 Oct;49(4):546-51. [PubMed:314453 ]
  5. Stiefel P, Garcia-Morillo JS, Jimenez L, Pamies E, Miranda ML, Carneado J, Villar J, Leal-Cerro A: Role of ketoconazole treatment in urinary-free cortisol-to-cortisone and tetrahydrocortisol-to-tetrahydrocortisone ratios in nonectopic Cushing's syndrome. Endocrine. 2002 Aug;18(3):279-84. [PubMed:12450320 ]
  6. Wallace AM, Banfield E, Ingram M, Fraser R, Swan L, Hillis WS, Connell JM: Glucocorticoids contribute to the heritability of leptin in Scottish adult female twins. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2004 Jul;61(1):149-54. [PubMed:15212658 ]
  7. Malunowicz EM, Romer TE, Urban M, Bossowski A: 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 deficiency ('apparent cortisone reductase deficiency') in a 6-year-old boy. Horm Res. 2003;59(4):205-10. [PubMed:12649576 ]
  8. Melander O, Frandsen E, Groop L, Hulthen UL: No evidence of a relation between 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 activity and salt sensitivity. Am J Hypertens. 2003 Sep;16(9 Pt 1):729-33. [PubMed:12944030 ]
  9. Vierhapper H, Nowotny P, Waldhausl W: Urinary steroid excretion rates in acromegaly. Horm Res. 2005;63(5):234-7. Epub 2005 May 17. [PubMed:15900108 ]

Enzymes

Enzyme Details
1. Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C4
General function:
Involved in oxidoreductase activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the transformation of the potent androgen dihydrotestosterone (DHT) into the less active form, 5-alpha-androstan-3-alpha,17-beta-diol (3-alpha-diol). Also has some 20-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity. The biotransformation of the pesticide chlordecone (kepone) to its corresponding alcohol leads to increased biliary excretion of the pesticide and concomitant reduction of its neurotoxicity since bile is the major excretory route.
Gene Name:
AKR1C4
Uniprot ID:
P17516
Molecular weight:
37094.57
Reactions
Tetrahydrocortisone + NAD → 17a,21-Dihydroxy-5b-pregnane-3,11,20-trione + NADH + Hydrogen Iondetails
17a,21-Dihydroxy-5b-pregnane-3,11,20-trione + Hydrogen Ion + NADPH → Tetrahydrocortisone + NADPdetails