CHEBI:5102 - fludrocortisone acetate

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ChEBI Name fludrocortisone acetate
ChEBI ID CHEBI:5102
Definition An acetate ester resulting from the formal condensation of the primary hydroxy group of fludrocortisone with acetic acid. A synthetic corticosteroid, it has glucocorticoid actions about 10 times as potent as hydrocortisone, while its mineralocorticoid actions are over 100 times as potent. It is used in partial replacement therapy for primary and secondary adrenocortical insufficiency in Addison's disease and for the treatment of salt-losing adrenal hyperplasia.
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Biological Role(s): hormone
Originally referring to an endogenous compound that is formed in specialized organ or group of cells and carried to another organ or group of cells, in the same organism, upon which it has a specific regulatory function, the term is now commonly used to include non-endogenous, semi-synthetic and fully synthetic analogues of such compounds.
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fludrocortisone acetate is a Structural Derivative of
fludrocortisone
Mass : 380.45036
Formula : C21H29FO5
50885 		acetic acid
Mass : 60.05200
Formula : C2H4O2
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