The molecule is a synthetic glucocorticoid resulting from the formal condensation of the 21-hydroxy group of prednisolone with one of the hydroxy groups of phosphoric acid. It is a prodrug for prednisolone that is activated in vivo by phosphatases. It has a role as an anti-inflammatory agent, a glucocorticoid receptor agonist, a prodrug and an antineoplastic agent. It is a steroid phosphate, an 11beta-hydroxy steroid, a 17alpha-hydroxy steroid, a 20-oxo steroid, a 3-oxo-Delta(1),Delta(4)-steroid, a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone and a glucocorticoid. It derives from a prednisolone. It is a conjugate acid of a prednisolone phosphate(2-).
[2-[(8S,9S,10R,11S,13S,14S,17R)-11,17-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-3-oxo-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2-oxoethyl] dihydrogen phosphate