CAS: 95815-40-0

Applications 6-Dehydro-21-deoxy Cortisol is a metabolite of Cortisol (H714615), a steroid hormone, more specifically a glucocorticoid, produced by the zona fasciculata of the adrenal gland. Cortisol is released in response to stress and a low level of blood glucocorticoids. Its primary functions are to increase blood sugar through gluconeogenesis; suppress the immune system; and aid in fat, protein and carbohydrate metabolism. References Hechter, O., et al.: Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 25, 457 (1950); Colingsworth, D.R., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 203, 807 (1953); Florey, K., et al.: Anal. Profiles Drug Subs., 12, 277 (1983);