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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C10H8O3
Molecular Weight 176.1687
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of HYMECROMONE

SMILES

CC1=CC(=O)OC2=C1C=CC(O)=C2

InChI

InChIKey=HSHNITRMYYLLCV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C10H8O3/c1-6-4-10(12)13-9-5-7(11)2-3-8(6)9/h2-5,11H,1H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25852691

Hymecromone (4-methylumbelliferone) is already approved drug in Europe and Asia where it is used to treat biliary spasm. It is used as choleretic and antispasmodic drugs and as a standard for the fluorometric determination of enzyme activity. The concomitant administration of Hymecromone with products, containing metoclopramide, leads to mutual decrease of their action. Due to a danger of diarrhea with subsequent hypokalemia, Hymecromone should be applied with caution to patients on cardiac glycosides therapy (in these cases the sensitivity to them is increased). Hymecromone can be administered simultaneously with otherspasmolytics and analgesics. Very rare allergic reactions, itching, erythema, rashes; diarrhea which normally disappears by reduction of dose or discontinuance of therapy.

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
306 min
400 mg single, intravenous
dose: 400 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
HYMECROMONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
385 min
800 mg single, intravenous
dose: 800 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
HYMECROMONE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
1067.58 mg single, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 1067.58 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 1067.58 mg
Sources:
healthy
Health Status: healthy
Sex: M
Food Status: FASTED
Sources:
711.72 mg single, intravenous
Highest studied dose
Dose: 711.72 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 711.72 mg
Sources:
healthy
Health Status: healthy
Sex: M
Food Status: FASTED
Sources:
400 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 400 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 400 mg
Sources:
unknown
Health Status: unknown
Sex: F
Food Status: FED
Sources:
Disc. AE: Pruritus cutaneous, Angioedema...
Other AEs: Urticaria...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Pruritus cutaneous (1 pt)
Angioedema (1 pt)
Other AEs:
Urticaria (1 pt)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Urticaria 1 pt
400 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 400 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 400 mg
Sources:
unknown
Health Status: unknown
Sex: F
Food Status: FED
Sources:
Angioedema 1 pt
Disc. AE
400 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 400 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 400 mg
Sources:
unknown
Health Status: unknown
Sex: F
Food Status: FED
Sources:
Pruritus cutaneous 1 pt
Disc. AE
400 mg single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 400 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 400 mg
Sources:
unknown
Health Status: unknown
Sex: F
Food Status: FED
Sources:
OverviewDrug as perpetrator​Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
no
unlikely
unlikely
yes [Km 1.1 uM]
yes [Km 109 uM]
yes [Km 113 uM]
yes [Km 1159 uM]
yes [Km 14 uM]
yes [Km 168 uM]
yes [Km 253 uM]
yes [Km 278 uM]
yes [Km 31 uM]
yes [Km 335 uM]
yes [Km 4204 uM]
yes [Km 730 uM]
yes [Km 8 uM]
Tox targets

Tox targets

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
A novel efflux-recapture process underlies the mechanism of high-density lipoprotein cholesteryl ester-selective uptake mediated by the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein.
2004-09
Risk factors for periodontitis in HIV patients.
2004-06
Effects of dietary anticarcinogens and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on rat gastrointestinal UDP-glucuronosyltransferases.
2004-05-27
Aldehyde detection by chromogenic/fluorogenic oxime bond fragmentation.
2004-05-21
Molecular characterization of membrane type and ganglioside-specific sialidase (Neu3) expressed in E. coli.
2004-04-30
Development of novel conductometric biosensors based on immobilised whole cell Chlorella vulgaris microalgae.
2004-04-15
Pharmacological enhancement of beta-hexosaminidase activity in fibroblasts from adult Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff Patients.
2004-04-02
DNA damage in healthy term neonate.
2004-04
Human udp-glucuronosyltransferases: isoform selectivity and kinetics of 4-methylumbelliferone and 1-naphthol glucuronidation, effects of organic solvents, and inhibition by diclofenac and probenecid.
2004-04
Susceptibility of human influenza viruses from Australasia and South East Asia to the neuraminidase inhibitors zanamivir and oseltamivir.
2004-04
Expression of chitinase-encoding genes in Bacillus thuringiensis and toxicity of engineered B. thuringiensis subsp. aizawai toward Lymantria dispar larvae.
2004-03
Stability of the complexes of some lanthanides with coumarin derivatives. I. Cerium(III)-4-methyl-7-hydroxycoumarin.
2004-03
Synthesis and biological activity of substituted 2,4,6-s-triazines.
2004-03
Structure of the haemagglutinin-neuraminidase from human parainfluenza virus type III.
2004-01-30
Evidence that unsaturated fatty acids are potent inhibitors of renal UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGT): kinetic studies using human kidney cortical microsomes and recombinant UGT1A9 and UGT2B7.
2004-01-01
Identification of aryl-phospho-beta-D-glucosidases in Bacillus subtilis.
2004-01
Mechanism of the hydrolysis of 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-glucoside by germinating and outgrowing spores of Bacillus species.
2004
[A case of successful use of odeston in the diagnostics and treatment of biliary dysfunctional disorders].
2003-12
Inhibition of rat liver sulfotransferases SULT1A1 and SULT2A1 and glucuronosyltransferase by dietary flavonoids.
2003-12
Potent bivalent inhibition of human tryptase-beta by a synthetic inhibitor.
2003-12
Verapamil regulates activity and mRNA-expression of human beta-glucuronidase in HepG2 cells.
2003-12
A nonradioactive 96-well plate assay for screening of trans-sialidase activity.
2003-11-15
Structural requirements of hydroxylated coumarins for in vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori activity.
2003-11-06
Pharmacokinetic analysis of factors determining elimination pathways for sulfate and glucuronide metabolites of xenobiotics II: Studies with isolated perfused rat liver.
2003-11
Inhibition of influenza A virus sialidase activity by sulfatide.
2003-10-23
Cloning and expression of alpha-D-glucosidase and N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase from the periodontal pathogen, Tannerella forsythensis (Bacteroides forsythus).
2003-10
Induction of rat hepatic and intestinal UDP-glucuronosyltransferases by naturally occurring dietary anticarcinogens.
2003-10
Biochemical and catalytic properties of an endoxylanase purified from the culture filtrate of Sporotrichum thermophile.
2003-09-01
Enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of langostino shell chitin with mixtures of enzymes from bacterial and fungal sources.
2003-09-01
Polar organic solvent added to an aqueous solution changes hydrolytic property of lipase.
2003-08
Microtiter plate cellular assay for human steroid sulfatase with fluorescence readout.
2003-07-15
Glucuronidation of 4-methylumbelliferone and 4-hydroxybiphenyl and in vitro induction of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B12-mRNA in precision-cut rat liver slices.
2003-06
Development of fluorescence-based selective assays for serine/threonine and tyrosine phosphatases.
2003-06
Detection and characterization of a novel extracellular fungal enzyme that catalyzes the specific and hydrolytic cleavage of lignin guaiacylglycerol beta-aryl ether linkages.
2003-06
Physicochemical and saccharide-binding studies on the galactose-specific seed lectin from Trichosanthes cucumerina.
2003-05-01
Solid-phase peptide synthesis by ion-paired alpha-chymotrypsin in nonaqueous media.
2003-03-30
Highly sensitive active-site titration of lipase in microscale culture media using fluorescent organophosphorus ester.
2003-03-17
Cloning and characterization of two alpha-glucosidases from Bifidobacterium adolescentis DSM20083.
2003-03
Kinetic studies on the hydrolysis of N-acetylated and N-deacetylated derivatives of 4-methylumbelliferyl chitobioside by the family 18 chitinases ChiA and ChiB from Serratia marcescens.
2003-02
A single site in human beta-hexosaminidase A binds both 6-sulfate-groups on hexosamines and the sialic acid moiety of GM2 ganglioside.
2003-01-20
HNK-1-Reactive oligosaccharide, sulfate-O-3GlcAbeta1-4Xylbeta1-MU, synthesized by cultured human colorectal cancer cells.
2003-01
Combined polymorphisms in UDP-glucuronosyltransferases 1A1 and 1A6: implications for patients with Gilbert's syndrome.
2003-01
[Effect of vegetotropic pharmacologic preparations of the motor-evacuatory function of the gallbladder in patients with chronic biliary tract pathology].
2003
Aryl sulfatase from Naja nigricolis venom: characterization and possible contribution in the pathology of snake poisoning.
2003
Protection against damaged DNA in the single cell by polyphenols.
2002-12
Utilization of fluorogenic assay for rapid detection of Escherichia coli in acidic fruit juice.
2002-12
Optimisation of an enzymatic method for beta-galactosidase.
2002-12
4-Methylumbelliferone induces the expression of membrane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase in cultured human skin fibroblasts.
2002-11-15
Some coumarins and triphenylethene derivatives as inhibitors of human testes microsomal 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17beta-HSD type 3): further studies with tamoxifen on the rat testes microsomal enzyme.
2002-04
[Effects of 18 alpha-glycyrrhizic acid on rat liver cytochrome P450 isoenzymes and phase II transferase].
2001-05
Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
1 tablet 3 times daily during basic meals. The tablets are administered unchewed with a liquid.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
4-Methylumbelliferone (4-MU/HYMECROMONE) inhibits hyaluronan synthesis and retards cancer spreading in experimental animals through mechanisms not fully understood. These mechanisms were studied in A2058 melanoma cells, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-361 breast, SKOV-3 ovarian and UT-SCC118 squamous carcinoma cells by analysing hyaluronan synthesis, UDP-glucuronic acid (UDP-GlcUA) content, and hyaluronan synthase (HAS) mRNA levels. The maximal inhibition in hyaluronan synthesis ranged 22-80% in the cell lines tested. Active glucuronidation of 4-MU produced large quantities of 4-MU-glucuronide, depleting the cellular UDP-GlcUA pool. The maximal reduction varied between 38 and 95%. 4-MU also downregulated HAS mRNA levels: HAS3 was 84-60% lower in MDA-MB-361, A2058 and SKOV-3 cells.
Name Type Language
HYMECROMONE
EP   INN   MART.   MI   USAN   WHO-DD  
INN   USAN  
Official Name English
CANTABILINE
Preferred Name English
HYMECROMONE [MART.]
Common Name English
HYMECROMONE [JAN]
Common Name English
4-METHYLUMBELLIFERONE
Common Name English
LM-94
Code English
HYMECROMONE [MI]
Common Name English
NSC-9408
Code English
2H-1-BENZOPYRAN-2-ONE, 7-HYDROXY-4-METHYL-
Systematic Name English
7-Hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin
Systematic Name English
HYMECROMONE [USAN]
Common Name English
Hymecromone [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
hymecromone [INN]
Common Name English
NSC-19026
Code English
HYMECROMONE [EP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
FDA ORPHAN DRUG 735220
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WHO-VATC QA05AX02
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 732620
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WHO-ATC A05AX02
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 733820
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Code System Code Type Description
EVMPD
SUB08089MIG
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MESH
C489431
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL12208
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CAS
90-33-5
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DRUG CENTRAL
1401
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MERCK INDEX
m6164
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CHEBI
17224
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NSC
19026
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DRUG BANK
DB07118
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
201-986-7
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WIKIPEDIA
HYMECROMONE
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RXCUI
5556
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FDA UNII
3T5NG4Q468
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NSC
9408
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INN
1891
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NCI_THESAURUS
C166696
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MESH
D006923
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SMS_ID
100000092576
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PUBCHEM
5280567
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID8025670
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