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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C5H6O4
Molecular Weight 130.0987
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 1
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of Monomethyl Fumarate

SMILES

COC(=O)\C=C\C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=NKHAVTQWNUWKEO-NSCUHMNNSA-N
InChI=1S/C5H6O4/c1-9-5(8)3-2-4(6)7/h2-3H,1H3,(H,6,7)/b3-2+

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Dimethyl maleate is an organic compound, the (Z)-isomer of the dimethyl ester of fumaric acid. Dimethyl maleate can be synthesized from maleic anhydride and methanol, with sulfuric acid acting as acid catalyst, via a nucleophilic acyl substitution for the monomethyl ester, followed by a Fischer esterification reaction for the dimethyl ester. Dimethyl maleate is used in many organic syntheses as a dienophile for diene synthesis. It is used as an additive and intermediate for plastics, pigments, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural products. It is also an intermediate for the production of paints, adhesives, and copolymers.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Dimethyl fumarate is probably too hydrophilic to cross the blood-CNS barrier. DMF stabilized the BBB by preventing disruption of interendothelial tight junctions and gap formation, and decreased matrix metalloproteinase activity in brain tissue.

Originator

Curator's Comment: In September 2003, Biogen (now Biogen Idec) licensed exclusive worldwide rights (excluding Germany) from Fumapharm to develop and market BG 12.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: Q96KS0
Gene ID: 112398.0
Gene Symbol: EGLN2
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
120.0 µM [IC50]
Target ID: Q9H6Z9
Gene ID: 112399.0
Gene Symbol: EGLN3
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
60.0 µM [IC50]
Target ID: Q9GZT9
Gene ID: 54583.0
Gene Symbol: EGLN1
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
80.0 µM [IC50]
Target ID: Glutathione S-transferase
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Diagnostic
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Secondary
TECFIDERA

Approved Use

Indicated for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis

Launch Date

2013
Palliative
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
TECFIDERA

Approved Use

TECFIDERA, dimethyl fumarate undergoes rapid presystemic hydrolysis by esterases and is converted to its active metabolite, monomethyl fumarate (MMF). TECFIDERA is indicated for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.

Launch Date

2013
Preventing
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.87 mg/L
240 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 240 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
MONOMETHYL FUMARATE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
8.21 mg × h/L
240 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 240 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
MONOMETHYL FUMARATE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1 h
240 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 240 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
MONOMETHYL FUMARATE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
64%
240 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 240 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
MONOMETHYL FUMARATE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
190 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 190 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 190 mg, 2 times / day
Sources: Page: 6.1
unhealthy, adult
n = 769
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: multiple sclerosis
Age Group: adult
Sex: unknown
Population Size: 769
Sources: Page: 6.1
190 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 190 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 190 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, mean 37 years
n = 105
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: multiple sclerosis
Age Group: mean 37 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 105
Sources:
Other AEs: Gastrointestinal disturbance...
Other AEs:
Gastrointestinal disturbance (53%)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Gastrointestinal disturbance 53%
190 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 190 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 190 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, mean 37 years
n = 105
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: multiple sclerosis
Age Group: mean 37 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 105
Sources:
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer





Drug as perpetrator​Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
no
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Antifungal properties of 2-bromo-3-fluorosuccinic acid esters and related compounds.
1977 Apr
Microperfusion study of proximal tubule bicarbonate transport in maleic acid-induced renal tubular acidosis.
1986 Mar
Do contrast media aggravate Fanconi's syndrome in rats? A comparison of diatrizoate, iohexol, and ioxilan.
1988 Sep
Antifungal activity of fumaric acid in mice infected with Candida albicans.
1991 Nov
Physiology and pathophysiology of organic acids in cerebrospinal fluid.
1993
Disposition of [14C]velnacrine maleate in rats, dogs, and humans.
1993 Nov-Dec
Age-related reference values for urinary organic acids in a healthy Turkish pediatric population.
1994 Jun
Hepatic infarction following percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.
1998 Nov
Subcritical mineralization of sodium salt of dodecyl benzene sulfonate using sonication-wet oxidation (SONIWO) technique.
2001 Jun
Molecular mechanism for the regulation of human mitochondrial NAD(P)+-dependent malic enzyme by ATP and fumarate.
2002 Jul
An in vitro study on restoring bond strength of a GIC to saliva contaminated enamel under unrinse condition.
2002 Jul-Aug
Neocortical neurons cultured from mice with expanded CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene: unaltered vulnerability to excitotoxins and other insults.
2003
Molecular machinery for non-vesicular trafficking of ceramide.
2003 Dec 18
The psoriasis drug monomethylfumarate is a potent nicotinic acid receptor agonist.
2008 Oct 31
Quantitative morphometry of respiratory tract epithelial cells as a tool for testing chemopreventive agent efficacy.
2010 Mar
DMF inhibits PDGF-BB induced airway smooth muscle cell proliferation through induction of heme-oxygenase-1.
2010 Oct 20
Fumaric acid attenuates the eotaxin-1 expression in TNF-α-stimulated fibroblasts by suppressing p38 MAPK-dependent NF-κB signaling.
2013 Aug
Small molecule activators of the Nrf2-HO-1 antioxidant axis modulate heme metabolism and inflammation in BV2 microglia cells.
2013 Oct
Monomethyl fumarate inhibits pain behaviors and amygdala activity in a rat arthritis model.
2017 Dec
Monomethyl fumarate treatment impairs maturation of human myeloid dendritic cells and their ability to activate T cells.
2019 Jan
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Curator's Comment: In group of dogs experimental Fanconi syndrome (generalized proximal tubular dysfunction) was induced with maleic acid (25 mg/kg iv, pH 7.3). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1858895
462 mg twice daily
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Curator's Comment: Maleic acid-induced inhibition of sugar and amino acid transport in the rat renal tubule was studied.
NK cells from healthy controls were treated with 10 and 100 uM of monomethyl fumarate for 12 hours then washed and co-cultured for 24 hours at 1:5 E:T ratio with or without autologous labeled T cells. Using CD107a expression to measure NK cell degranulation, is was noted an increase in the proportion of degranulated NK cells following treatment with different monomethyl fumarate concentrations. These changes occurred without dramatic effects on NK cell viability.
Name Type Language
Monomethyl Fumarate
USAN   INN  
Official Name English
METHYL HYDROGEN FUMARATE
Systematic Name English
MONOMETHYL FUMARATE [USAN]
Common Name English
NSC-523835
Code English
MMF
Common Name English
FUMARIC ACID MONOMETHYL ESTER [MI]
Common Name English
FUMARIC ACID MONOMETHYL ESTER
MI  
Systematic Name English
Monomethyl fumarate [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
MONOMETHYL FUMARATE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
monomethyl fumarate [INN]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
FDA ORPHAN DRUG 724619
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WIKIPEDIA
Monomethyl fumarate
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220-412-6
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C166722
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2756-87-8
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11163
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USAN
FG-183
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FDA UNII
45IUB1PX8R
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NSC
523835
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m5586
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