Dexamethasone (DHAP)

• CAT Number: A000367
• CAS Number: 50-02-2
• Molecular Formula: C22H29FO5
• Molecular Weight: 392.5
• Purity: ≥95%
• Target: Autophagy
• Solubility: >19.6mg/mL in DMSO
• Storage: 3 years -20C powder
• InChI: InChI=1S/C22H29FO5/c1-12-8-16-15-5-4-13-9-14(25)6-7-19(13,2)21(15,23)17(26)10-20(16,3)22(12,28)18(27)11-24/h6-7,9,12,15-17,24,26,28H,4-5,8,10-11H2,1-3H3/t12-,15+,16+,17+,19+,20+,21+,22+/m1/s1
• InChIKey: TYVLBKAAUHGCSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=C1C=C[C@@]2(C)C(CCC3[C@]2(F)[C@@H](O)C[C@@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])C[C@@H](C)[C@]4(O)C(CO)=O)=C1

Dexamethasone is a type of steroid medication. It has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant effects. It is 25 times more potent than cortisol in its glucocorticoid effect, while having minimal mineralocorticoid effect. Dexamethasone is used for the treatment of many conditions including: rheumatologic problems, a number of skin diseases such as erythema multiforme, severe allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, croup, and cerebral edema, in addition to other medications in tuberculosis and a number of other infectious diseases.

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