Mon-Fri 9:00-18:00 CET+39 095 7211344info@vitasanlabs.com

Family · Pharmaceutical analytical standards

Metyrapone

An inhibitor of the enzyme 11β-hydroxylase, which blocks cortisol production in the adrenal glands: in use since 1961 as a diagnostic test for adrenal insufficiency, it also helps to control excess cortisol in Cushing's syndrome. This family brings together the active ingredient.

Did you know?By briefly lowering cortisol, in a 2011 study on healthy volunteers it lastingly weakened the recollection of a strongly emotional memory.

MetyraponeGo to the active ingredient →
MetyraponeActive ingredientMetyraponeCat. No. P-M113-001CAS 54-36-4

Need a molecule you cannot find?

Custom synthesis of impurities, metabolites and labelled compounds, with the same characterisation level.