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3-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-Glutaric Acid

Catalog No. DB04377 Name DrugBank
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
3-hydroxy-3-methylpentanedioic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
meglutol

DATABASE IDS

PubChem SID 46508063
PubChem CID 1662

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Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description An antilipemic agent which lowers cholesterol, triglycerides, serum beta-lipoproteins and phospholipids. It acts by interfering with the enzymatic steps involved in the conversion of acetate to hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A as well as inhibiting the activity of HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES which is the rate limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of cholesterol. [PubChem]

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