Hymecromone
Chemical compound
- A05AX02 (WHO)
- 7-Hydroxy-4-methylchromen-2-one
- 90-33-5 Y
- 5280567
- DB07118 Y
- 4444190 Y
- 3T5NG4Q468
- D00170 Y
- CHEBI:17224 Y
- ChEMBL12208 Y
- DTXSID8025670
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- CC1=CC(=O)OC2=C1C=CC(=C2)O
InChI
- InChI=1S/C10H8O3/c1-6-4-10(12)13-9-5-7(11)2-3-8(6)9/h2-5,11H,1H3 Y
- Key:HSHNITRMYYLLCV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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.[1]
Hymecromone is a crystalline solid with a melting point of 194–195 °C. It is soluble in methanol and glacial acetic acid.
See also
References
- ^ Yang Y, Hamaguchi K (April 1980). "Hydrolysis of 4-methylumbelliferyl N-acetyl-chitotrioside catalyzed by hen and turkey lysozymes. pH dependence of the kinetics constants". Journal of Biochemistry. 87 (4): 1003–14. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a132833. PMID 7390976.
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