methylprednisolone acetate

Methylprednisolone acetate is an acetate ester resulting from the formal condensation of the 21-hydroxy function of 6alpha-methylprednisolone compound with acetic acid. It has a role as an anti-inflammatory drug. It is a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone, a glucocorticoid, a 17alpha-hydroxy steroid, an 11beta-hydroxy steroid, a 20-oxo steroid, an acetate ester, a steroid ester and a 3-oxo-Delta(1),Delta(4)-steroid. It is functionally related to a 6alpha-methylprednisolone.