Hydrocortisone aceponate is the 17-a-propionate derivative of hydrocortisone-21-acetate.
Its is reportedly significantly superior to the latter in the treatment of dermatoses of
varying severity.
A new topical hydrocortisone derivative with esterification in positions 17 and 21, inhibit the incorporation of [3H]thymidine in DNA in human skin fibroblasts less strongly than the halogenated glucocorticosteroids betamethasone 17-valerate and clobetasol 17-propionate. Glucocorticosteroid.
ChEBI: Hydrocortisone aceponate is a corticosteroid hormone.
