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Aldosterone solution

100 μg/mL in acetonitrile, ampule of 1 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant®

Synonym(s):

Aldosterone, 11β,21-Dihydroxy-3,20-dioxo-4-pregnen-18-al, 11β,21-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,18,20-trione, 18-Aldocorticosterone, Reichstein X

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H28O5
CAS Number:
52-39-1
Molecular Weight:
360.44
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329770641
EC Number:
200-835-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3224996
MDL number:
MFCD00051136
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grade

certified reference material

Quality Segment

300

form

liquid

feature

SNAP-N-SPIKE®, SNAP-N-SHOOT®

packaging

ampule of 1 mL

manufacturer/tradename

Cerilliant®

concentration

100 μg/mL in acetonitrile

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable, liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

application(s)

clinical testing

format

single component solution

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

C[C@]12CCC(=O)C=C1CC[C@H]3[C@@H]4CC[C@H](C(=O)CO)[C@]4(C[C@H](O)[C@H]23)C=O

InChI

1S/C21H28O5/c1-20-7-6-13(24)8-12(20)2-3-14-15-4-5-16(18(26)10-22)21(15,11-23)9-17(25)19(14)20/h8,11,14-17,19,22,25H,2-7,9-10H2,1H3/t14-,15-,16+,17-,19+,20-,21+/m0/s1

InChI key

PQSUYGKTWSAVDQ-ZVIOFETBSA-N

General description

Aldosterone is a hormone in the mineralocorticoid family which stimulates sodium transport across cell membranes and assists in the maintenance of blood pressure and blood volume. Aldosterone levels in serum/plasma and urine are measured by LC-MS/MS for investigation of primary or secondary aldosteronism ranging from adrenal cortical hyperplasia to renovascular disease and Bartter′s syndrome.

Application

The d-isomer of aldosterone is considered to be the biologically active isomer.

Other Notes

Exists as an equilibrium mixture of the aldehyde and the hemiacetal.

Legal Information

CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Snap-N-Shoot is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation
Snap-N-Spike is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

35.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

2 °C - closed cup

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