has role primary alpha-hydroxy ketone corticosterone corticosterone (11beta)-11,21-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione Reichstein's substance H Kendall's compound B A 21-hydroxy steroid that consists of pregn-4-ene substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 11 and 21 and oxo groups at positions 3 and 20. Corticosterone is a 21-carbon steroid hormone of the corticosteroid type produced in the cortex of the adrenal glands. KEGG:C02140 CHEBI:19131 HMDB:HMDB0001547 11beta,21-Dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione MetaCyc:CORTICOSTERONE CHEBI:57911 PDBeChem:C0R CHEBI:16827 LINCS:LSM-5814 CHEBI:14022 CORTICOSTERONE Wikipedia:Corticosterone 11beta,21-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione CHEBI:41361 CHEBI:3891 17-deoxycortisol Corticosterone 11beta,21-dihydroxyprogesterone glucocorticoid 21-hydroxy steroid 11beta-hydroxy steroid 20-oxo steroid 3-oxo-Delta(4) steroid C21-steroid mouse metabolite human metabolite pregnane