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cortisol

steroid hormone, in the glucocorticoid class of hormones; when used as a medication
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cortisol

Summary

cortisol is a type of chemical entity[1]. cortisol ranks in the top 0.51% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,162 views/month, #64 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • cortisol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • cortisol's physically interacts with is recorded as Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1[4].
  • cortisol's physically interacts with is recorded as Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 2[5].
  • cortisol's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC12CCC(=O)C=C1CCC3C2C(CC4(C3CCC4(C(=O)CO)O)C)O[6].
  • cortisol's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₁H₃₀O₅[7].
  • cortisol is a type of steroid[8].
  • cortisol is part of cortisol receptor activity[9].
  • cortisol is part of cortisol binding[10].
  • cortisol is part of response to cortisol[11].
  • cortisol is part of cellular response to cortisol stimulus[12].
  • cortisol is part of cortisol secretion[13].
  • cortisol is part of cortisol metabolic process[14].
  • cortisol is part of cortisol biosynthetic process[15].
  • cortisol is part of cortisol O-acetyltransferase activity[16].
  • cortisol is part of cortisol sulfotransferase activity[17].
  • cortisol is part of cortisol dehydrogenase activity[18].
  • cortisol is used for medication[19].
  • cortisol's Commons category is recorded as Cortisol[20].
  • cortisol comprises carbon[21].
  • cortisol comprises oxygen[22].
  • cortisol comprises hydrogen[23].
  • cortisol's route of administration is recorded as oral administration[24].
  • cortisol's route of administration is recorded as intravenous injection[25].
  • cortisol's route of administration is recorded as rectal administration[26].
  • cortisol's route of administration is recorded as topical medication[27].

Why It Matters

cortisol ranks in the top 0.51% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,162 views/month, #64 of 12,596).[2] cortisol has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] cortisol is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → carbon, oxygen, hydrogen
    Has characteristic → bitterness, Reichstein's compound
    Subclass of → steroid
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11874, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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