Hymecromone

Hymecromone

Systematic (IUPAC) name
7-Hydroxy-4-methylchromen-2-one
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	?
Identifiers
CAS number	90-33-5 Y
ATC code	A05AX02
PubChem	CID 5280567
DrugBank	DB07118
ChemSpider	4444190 Y
UNII	3T5NG4Q468 Y
KEGG	D00170 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:17224 Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL12208 Y
Synonyms	4-Methylumbelliferone
Chemical data
Formula	C10H8O3
Mol. mass	176.17 g/mol
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
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
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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.

Hymecromone is a crystalline solid with a melting point of 194–195 °C. It is soluble in methanol and glacial acetic acid.