corticosteroid
Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones. Two main classes of corticosteroids, glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, are involv ...
. It is similar to
fluocortolone
Fluocortolone is a glucocorticoid used in the treatment of several conditions, including hemorrhoids.
It is similar to fluocortin, but with one less keto group
In organic chemistry, a ketone is a functional group with the structure R–C ...
, but with one more
keto group
In organic chemistry, a ketone is a functional group with the structure R–C(=O)–R', where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents. Ketones contain a carbonyl group –C(=O)– (which contains a carbon-oxygen double bon ...