Hydroxycorticosteroids

Hydroxycorticosteroids are corticosteroids that have an additional hydroxy (-OH) group.

There are two main positions where the hydroxy are added: at the 11, and at the 17.

At the 11 position
11-hydroxycorticosteroids include:


 * aldosterone
 * corticosterone
 * hydrocortisone

At the 17 position
17-hydroxycorticosteroids include:


 * cortisone
 * hydrocortisone