Meglutol

Meglutol
Clinical data
ATC code	C10AX05 (WHO) ;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 3-hydroxy-3-methylpentanedioic acid;
CAS Number	503-49-1 ;
PubChem CID	1662;
DrugBank	DB04377 ;
ChemSpider	1600 ;
UNII	CLA99KCD53;
KEGG	D04897 ;
ChEBI	CHEBI:16831 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL50444 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90198304 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.247
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C6H10O5
Molar mass	162.141 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=C(O)CC(O)(C)CC(=O)O;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H10O5/c1-6(11,2-4(7)8)3-5(9)10/h11H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10) ; Key:NPOAOTPXWNWTSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
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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).

Clinical data

ATC code	C10AX05 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name 3-hydroxy-3-methylpentanedioic acid
CAS Number	503-49-1^N
PubChem CID	1662
DrugBank	DB04377^Y
ChemSpider	1600^Y
UNII	CLA99KCD53
KEGG	D04897^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:16831^Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL50444^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90198304
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.247
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₆H₁₀O₅
Molar mass	162.141 g·mol⁻¹
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O=C(O)CC(O)(C)CC(=O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C6H10O5/c1-6(11,2-4(7)8)3-5(9)10/h11H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)^Y Key:NPOAOTPXWNWTSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
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