meglutol
Sign in to saveAlso known as beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaric acid, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaric acid, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-pentanedioic acid, 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid, 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutarate, 3-Methyl-3-hydroxyglutarate, b-Hydroxy-b-methylglutarate, Dicrotalate
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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Meglutol (INN, also known as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid, β-hydroxy-β-methylglutaric acid, and dicrotalic acid) is a hypolipidemic agent.
It occurs free in Crotalaria dura and C. globifera and is bound in dicrotaline (pyrrolizidine alkaloid).
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