Meprednisone

Meprednisone
Clinical data
Other names	16-beta-Methylprednisone; Betalone; Betapar
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
ATC code	H02AB15 (WHO) ;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (16β)-17,21-dihydroxy-16-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,11,20-trione;
CAS Number	1247-42-3 ;
PubChem CID	5284587;
ChemSpider	4447637 ;
UNII	67U96J8P35;
KEGG	D06673 ;
ChEBI	CHEBI:135573;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1201148 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8023260 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.013.633
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C22H28O5
Molar mass	372.461 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=C(CO)[C@@]3(O)[C@@H](C)C[C@H]2[C@@H]4CC\C1=C\C(=O)\C=C/[C@]1(C)[C@H]4C(=O)C[C@@]23C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C22H28O5/c1-12-8-16-15-5-4-13-9-14(24)6-7-20(13,2)19(15)17(25)10-21(16,3)22(12,27)18(26)11-23/h6-7,9,12,15-16,19,23,27H,4-5,8,10-11H2,1-3H3/t12-,15-,16-,19+,20-,21-,22-/m0/s1 ; Key:PIDANAQULIKBQS-RNUIGHNZSA-N ;
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Meprednisone is a glucocorticoid. It is a methylated derivative of prednisone.^[1]

^ Elks J (1990). "Meprednisone". The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Dordrecht: Springer. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.