Meglutol

Not to be confused with miglitol.

Meglutol

Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-hydroxy-3-methylpentanedioic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	503-49-1 N
ATC code	C10AX05 (WHO)
PubChem	CID: 1662
DrugBank	DB04377 Y
ChemSpider	1600 Y
UNII	CLA99KCD53 Y
KEGG	D04897 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:16831 Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL50444 Y
Chemical data
Formula	C6H10O5
Molecular mass	162.141 g/mol
SMILES O=C(O)CC(O)(C)CC(=O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C6H10O5/c1-6(11,2-4(7)8)3-5(9)10/h11H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10) Y Key:NPOAOTPXWNWTSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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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.