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.

Bile and liver therapy (A05)

Bile therapy

bile acid (Chenodeoxycholic acid, Cholic acid, Ursodeoxycholic acid) • Nicotinyl methylamide • Piprozolin • Hymecromone • Cyclobutyrol

Liver therapy

Arginine glutamate • Silymarin • Citiolone • Epomediol • Ornithine oxoglutarate • Tidiacic arginine • Glycyrrhizin

M: DIG

anat(t, g, p)/phys/devp/enzy

noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon

proc, drug(A2A/2B/3/4/5/6/7/14/16), blte

Types of coumarins

Aglycones	Aesculetin \| Dicoumarol \| Ferujol \| Herniarin \| Hymecromone \| Osthol \| Scopoletin \| Umbelliferone

glycosides	Aesculin \| Skimmin (7-O-β-D-glucopyranosylumbelliferone) \| Scopolin

Furan derivatives	Furanocoumarins (Angelicin \| Apterin \| Bergamottin \| Bergapten \| Imperatorin \| Marmesin \| Methoxsalen \| Psoralen \| Trioxsalen) \| Furanochromones

Monoterpene coumarin ether	Auraptene

Synthetic or drugs	Acenocoumarol \| Coumatetralyl \| Ensaculin \| Ethyl biscoumacetate \| 4-Hydroxycoumarins \| Phenprocoumon \| Warfarin