Cell Culture Reagent
Sulfuric acid solutions fluoresce green
Catalog Number: 101996, 194568, 194569, 199339
Structrure:
Synonyms:Cortisol; 17-Hydroxycorticosterone; Kendall's Compound F; 4-Pregnene-11b,17a,21-triol-3,20-dione; Reichstein's Substance M; 11b,17a,21-Trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
Physical Description:White crystalline powder
Source:Soy beans
Solubility:Soluble (mg/ml) at 25oC in: water 0.28; ethanol 15.0; methanol 6.2; acetone 9.3; chloroform 1.6; propylene glycol 12.7; ether ~ 0.35. Soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid with intense green fluorescence.1
For the water soluble hydrocortisone (cat#: 199339):Typical stock solutions can be prepared at concentrations of 50-500 mg solid (total powder) in 1 ml water (difficulty may be encountered when attempting to solubilize in salt solutions or buffers). Solutions can be sterile filtered using a 0.2 um membrane. Solutions should be stored in working aliquots at -20°C. When calculating molar solutions, the molecular weight of the cyclodextrin component of the complex is typically disregarded and the solution is prepared considering the amount of the hydrocortisone in the preparation (100 mg/gram solid) and its respective molecular weight.
Description:A primary glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. It has three times the anti-inflammatory potency of corticosterone but much lower Na2+retention potency.
Water Soluble Hydrocortisone:2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin is a ring structure which is soluble in water to approximately 50% (w/v). This ring forms a "cavity" in the center of the molecule in which hydrophobic compounds like hydrocortisone can "fit". Hydrophobic molecules are incorported into the cavity of cyclodextrins by displacing water. This reaction is favored by the repulsion of the molecule by water. This effectively encapsulates the molecule within the cyclodextrin, rendering the molecule water soluble. When the water soluble complex is diluted in a much larger volume of aqueous solvent, the process is reversed, thereby releasing the molecule of interest into the solution.
Hydrocortisone, water soluble; approximately 100 mg hydrocortisone per gram with a balance of 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin.
100 mg
References:
Merck Index12th Ed., No. 4828.
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