Tiratricol

This article is about the drug. For the electronic component, see TRIAC. For the car, see Triac (car).
Tiratricol
Ball-and-stick model of the tiratricol molecule
Clinical data
Other names3,3',5-triiodothyroacetic acid
TRIAC
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Pharmacokinetic data
Protein bindingPresumed high
MetabolismHepatic glucuronidation
ExcretionBiliary
Identifiers
  • [4-(4-hydroxy-3-iodophenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]acetic acid
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ECHA InfoCard100.000.079 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC14H9I3O4
Molar mass621.935 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Ic2cc(Oc1c(I)cc(cc1I)CC(=O)O)ccc2O
  • InChI=1S/C14H9I3O4/c15-9-6-8(1-2-12(9)18)21-14-10(16)3-7(4-11(14)17)5-13(19)20/h1-4,6,18H,5H2,(H,19,20) checkY
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Tiratricol (also known as TRIAC or triiodothyroacetic acid) is a thyroid hormone analogue. Triiodothyroacetic acid is also a physiologic thyroid hormone that is present in the normal organism in low concentrations.