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Hymecromone

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Hymecromone
Clinical data
Other names4-Methylumbelliferone
ATC code
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • 7-Hydroxy-4-methylchromen-2-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.001.806 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H8O3
Molar mass176.17 g/mol g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • O=C/2Oc1cc(O)ccc1\C(=C\2)C
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C10H8O3/c1-6-4-10(12)13-9-5-7(11)2-3-8(6)9/h2-5,11H,1H3
  • Key:HSHNITRMYYLLCV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Hymecromone (4-methylumbelliferone) is a drug used in bile therapy. It is used as choleretic and antispasmodic drugs and as a standard for the fluorometric determination of enzyme activity.

Hymecromone is crystalline solid with a melting point of 194-195 °C. It is soluble in methanol and glacial acetic acid.

Bile and liver therapy (A05)
Bile therapy
Liver therapy
Types of coumarins
Aglycones
O-Methylated
Glycosides
Derivatives
Furanocoumarins
Aglycones
O-Methylated
Furanocoumarin glycosides
Meroterpene furanocoumarin ether
Oligomers
Synthetic
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