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meglutol
Sign in to saveAlso known as beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaric acid, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaric acid, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-pentanedioic acid, 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid, 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutarate, 3-Methyl-3-hydroxyglutarate, b-Hydroxy-b-methylglutarate, Dicrotalate
Meglutol (INN, also known as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid, β-hydroxy-β-methylglutaric acid, and dicrotalic acid) is a hypolipidemic agent.
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Vinony's link graph records 95 inbound references to meglutol, and connects out to liver, medication and circulatory system.
Vinony files it under Aldols, Dicarboxylic acids and Drugboxes which contain changes to verified fields.
Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H10O5
- Molecular weight
- 162.14 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-hydroxy-3-methylpentanedioic acid
- SMILES
- CC(CC(=O)O)(CC(=O)O)O
- InChIKey
- NPOAOTPXWNWTSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -1.2
- Polar surface area
- 94.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 3
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 2
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- Indications
- cardiovascular disease
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Research
148 papersvia PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- fatty acid
- Mass
- 162.053
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- found in taxon
- Hedgehog-shaped lip Bulbophyllum
- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₀O₅
- canonical SMILES
- CC(CC(=O)O)(CC(=O)O)O
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- meglutol
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Encyclopedic overview
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- See also
Meglutol (INN, also known as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid, β-hydroxy-β-methylglutaric acid, and dicrotalic acid) is a hypolipidemic agent.
It occurs free in Crotalaria dura and C. globifera and is bound in dicrotaline (pyrrolizidine alkaloid).
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