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Meglutol

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ATC code
  
C10AX05 (WHO)

PubChem CID
  
1662

ChemSpider
  
1600

Molar mass
  
162.141 g/mol

CAS Number
  
503-49-1

DrugBank
  
DB04377

UNII
  
CLA99KCD53

Meglutol

Medical vocabulary what does meglutol mean


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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Occurs free in Crotalaria dura and C. globifera and bound in dicrotaline (pyrrolizidine alkaloid).

How to pronounce meglutol


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Meglutol Wikipedia