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cortisone

biologically inactive metabolite produced in the liver by the action of the enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase from cortisol
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cortisone

Summary

cortisone is a type of chemical entity[1]. cortisone ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,352 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cortisone's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • cortisone's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC12CCC(=O)C=C1CCC3C2C(=O)CC4(C3CCC4(C(=O)CO)O)C[4].
  • cortisone's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₁H₂₈O₅[5].
  • cortisone is a type of pregnane steroid[6].
  • cortisone is part of response to cortisone[7].
  • cortisone is part of cellular response to cortisone stimulus[8].
  • cortisone is part of cortisol dehydrogenase activity[9].
  • cortisone's Commons category is recorded as Cortisone[10].
  • cortisone comprises carbon[11].
  • cortisone's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[12].
  • cortisone's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[13].
  • cortisone's MCN code is recorded as 2937.21.10[14].
  • cortisone's isomeric SMILES is recorded as C[C@]12CCC(=O)C=C1CC[C@@H]3[C@@H]2C(=O)C[C@]4([C@H]3CC[C@@]4(C(=O)CO)O)C[15].
  • cortisone's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+360.193674'}[16].
  • cortisone's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+225.5'}[17].
  • cortisone's World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cortisone'}[18].
  • cortisone's subject has role is recorded as 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor[19].
  • cortisone's subject has role is recorded as selective glucocorticoid receptor agonist[20].
  • cortisone's subject has role is recorded as anti-inflammatory agent[21].
  • cortisone's subject has role is recorded as primary metabolite[22].
  • cortisone's has active ingredient is recorded as Hydrocortisone[23].
  • cortisone's defined daily dose is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3241121', 'amount': '+37.5'}[24].
  • cortisone's defined daily dose is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3241121', 'amount': '+37.5'}[25].

Why It Matters

cortisone ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,352 views/month).[2] cortisone has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] cortisone is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Reactome. reactome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . whocc.no. whocc.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . whocc.no. whocc.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon → Homo sapiens
    Subject has role → 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, selective glucocorticoid receptor agonist, anti-inflammatory agent +1
    Defined daily dose → {'unit': 'Q3241121', 'amount': '+37.5'}, {'unit': 'Q3241121', 'amount': '+37.5'}
    Aliases → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 20734, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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