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Corticosteroids
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<scene name='89/896210/Cv/1'>Prednisone</scene> and its derivatives have some mineralocorticoid action in addition to the glucocorticoid effect. | <scene name='89/896210/Cv/1'>Prednisone</scene> and its derivatives have some mineralocorticoid action in addition to the glucocorticoid effect. | ||
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| + | <scene name='89/895670/Cv/2'>Cortisol</scene> (hydrocortisone) is a corticosteroid with both glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid activity and effects. | ||
<scene name='89/895670/Cv/3'>Dexamethasone</scene> is a glucocorticoid medication. It is the most potent glucocorticoid and it has not mineralocorticoid potency. <scene name='89/895670/Cv/4'>Human glucocorticoid receptor ligand-binding domain bound to dexamethasone</scene> ([[1m2z]]). | <scene name='89/895670/Cv/3'>Dexamethasone</scene> is a glucocorticoid medication. It is the most potent glucocorticoid and it has not mineralocorticoid potency. <scene name='89/895670/Cv/4'>Human glucocorticoid receptor ligand-binding domain bound to dexamethasone</scene> ([[1m2z]]). | ||
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*[[Pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase]] active site contains the cofactor <scene name='49/490063/Cv/5'>FMN</scene> and the <scene name='49/490063/Cv/6'>substrate steroid prednisone</scene><ref>PMID:11428899</ref>. Water molecules are shown as red spheres. <scene name='49/490063/Cv/7'>Whole active site</scene>. | *[[Pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase]] active site contains the cofactor <scene name='49/490063/Cv/5'>FMN</scene> and the <scene name='49/490063/Cv/6'>substrate steroid prednisone</scene><ref>PMID:11428899</ref>. Water molecules are shown as red spheres. <scene name='49/490063/Cv/7'>Whole active site</scene>. | ||
*[[Corticosteroid-binding globulin]] | *[[Corticosteroid-binding globulin]] | ||
| - | <scene name='89/895670/Cv/2'>Cortisol</scene> (hydrocortisone) is a corticosteroid with both glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid activity and effects. | ||
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References
- ↑ Barna TM, Khan H, Bruce NC, Barsukov I, Scrutton NS, Moody PC. Crystal structure of pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase: "flipped" binding geometries for steroid substrates in different redox states of the enzyme. J Mol Biol. 2001 Jul 6;310(2):433-47. PMID:11428899 doi:10.1006/jmbi.2001.4779
