The molecule 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 20-oxo steroid, a 17alpha-hydroxy steroid, an 11beta-hydroxy steroid, a glucocorticoid, an acetate ester, a steroid ester, a 3-oxo-Delta(1),Delta(4)-steroid and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It derives from a 6alpha-methylprednisolone.
[2-[(6S,8S,9S,10R,11S,13S,14S,17R)-11,17-dihydroxy-6,10,13-trimethyl-3-oxo-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2-oxoethyl] acetate