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prednisone
- Term ID
- CHEBI:8382
- Synonyms
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- 1,2-Dehydrocortisone
- 1,4-Pregnadiene-17alpha,21-diol-3,11,20-trione
- 17,21-dihydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,11,20-trione
- Dehydrocortisone
- prednison
- prednisona
- prednisone
- prednisonum
- Definition
- A synthetic glucocorticoid drug that is particularly effective as an immunosuppressant, and affects virtually all of the immune system. Prednisone is a prodrug that is converted by the liver into prednisolone (a beta-hydroxy group instead of the oxo group at position 11), which is the active drug and also a steroid.
- References
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- CAS:53-03-2
- DrugBank:DB00635
- Drug_Central:2253
- KEGG:C07370
- PMID:10438974
- PMID:15859934
- PMID:18971570
- PMID:23093541
- PMID:23395281
- Patent:US2579479
- Patent:US2837464
- Patent:US2897216
- Patent:US3134718
- Reaxys:2065301
- Wikipedia:Prednisone
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
- Resources
- CTD
- is a type of
- has_role
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- inverse has_functional_parent
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from prednisone
Phenotype where environments contain prednisone
Phenotype modified by environments containing prednisone
Human Disease Model