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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C4H4O4
Molecular Weight 116.0722
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 1
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of Fumaric acid

SMILES

OC(=O)\C=C\C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=VZCYOOQTPOCHFL-OWOJBTEDSA-N
InChI=1S/C4H4O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)/b2-1+

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C4H4O4
Molecular Weight 116.0722
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 1
Optical Activity NONE

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

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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
Urinary loss of glucose, phosphate, and protein by diffusion into proximal straight tubules injured by D-serine and maleic acid.
1985 Jun
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
Menstrual migraine and intermittent ergonovine therapy.
1989 Jun
Physiology and pathophysiology of organic acids in cerebrospinal fluid.
1993
[Studies on the mechanisms of renal damages induced by nephrotoxic compounds].
1995 Dec
Morphological effect of the type, concentration and etching time of acid solutions on enamel and dentin surfaces.
1998
Experience with intraarterial infusion of styrene maleic acid neocarzinostatin (SMANCS)-lipiodol in pancreatic cancer.
1999 Jul-Aug
Determination of trimebutine and desmethyl-trimebutine in human plasma by HPLC.
2000 Jul
An in vitro study on restoring bond strength of a GIC to saliva contaminated enamel under unrinse condition.
2002 Jul-Aug
The comparison of plasma deproteinization methods for the detection of low-molecular-weight metabolites by (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
2002 May 15
Neocortical neurons cultured from mice with expanded CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene: unaltered vulnerability to excitotoxins and other insults.
2003
Aqueous humour flow after a single oral dose of isosorbide-5-mononitrate in healthy volunteers.
2003 Aug
Dynamic alterations of fibronectin layers on copolymer substrates with graded physicochemical characteristics.
2004 Mar 30
Determination of ergometrine maleate by fluorescence detection.
2005 May-Jun
Molecular mechanisms of Nrf2-mediated antioxidant response.
2009 Feb
Quantitative morphometry of respiratory tract epithelial cells as a tool for testing chemopreventive agent efficacy.
2010 Mar
Integration of metabolomics and transcriptomics data to aid biomarker discovery in type 2 diabetes.
2010 May
Structure-activity comparison of the cytotoxic properties of diethyl maleate and related molecules: identification of diethyl acetylenedicarboxylate as a thiol cross-linking agent.
2011 Jan 14
Fumaric acid attenuates the eotaxin-1 expression in TNF-α-stimulated fibroblasts by suppressing p38 MAPK-dependent NF-κB signaling.
2013 Aug
Evaluation of aggregating brain cell cultures for the detection of acute organ-specific toxicity.
2013 Jun
Small molecule activators of the Nrf2-HO-1 antioxidant axis modulate heme metabolism and inflammation in BV2 microglia cells.
2013 Oct
Role of Nuclear Factor (Erythroid-Derived 2)-Like 2 Signaling for Effects of Fumaric Acid Esters on Dendritic Cells.
2017
Recent advances in understanding NRF2 as a druggable target: development of pro-electrophilic and non-covalent NRF2 activators to overcome systemic side effects of electrophilic drugs like dimethyl fumarate.
2017
Monomethyl fumarate inhibits pain behaviors and amygdala activity in a rat arthritis model.
2017 Dec
Bioanalysis of monomethyl fumarate in human plasma by a sensitive and rapid LC-MS/MS method and its pharmacokinetic application.
2017 Nov 30
Dual action by fumaric acid esters synergistically reduces adhesion to human endothelium.
2018 Dec
Multiple mechanisms of dimethyl fumarate in amyloid β-induced neurotoxicity in human neuronal cells.
2018 Feb
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.
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Name Type Language
Fumaric acid
FCC   FHFI   HSDB   II   INCI   MART.   MI   USP-RS   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INCI  
Official Name English
TRANS-BUTENEDIOIC ACID
Systematic Name English
2(TRANS)-BUTENEDIOIC ACID
Systematic Name English
BOLETIC-ACID
Common Name English
INS NO.297
Code English
SODIUM AUROTHIOMALATE IMPURITY B [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
FEMA NO. 2488
Code English
MALIC ACID IMPURITY A [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
FUMARIC ACID [MI]
Common Name English
E-297
Code English
2-BUTENEDIOIC ACID, (E)-
Common Name English
Fumaric acid [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
FUMARIC ACID [USP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
ETHYLENEDICARBOXYLIC ACID
Systematic Name English
ALLOMALEIC-ACID
Common Name English
(E)-BUTENEDIOIC ACID
Systematic Name English
FUMARIC ACID [INCI]
Common Name English
FUMARIC ACID [HSDB]
Common Name English
FUMARICUM ACIDUM [HPUS]
Common Name English
FUMARIC ACID [MART.]
Common Name English
NSC-2752
Code English
TRANS-1,2-ETHYLENEDICARBOXYLIC ACID
Common Name English
FUMARICUM ACIDUM
HPUS  
Common Name English
FUMARIC ACID [VANDF]
Common Name English
FUMARIC ACID [USP-RS]
Common Name English
FUMARIC ACID [FHFI]
Common Name English
FUMARIC ACID [II]
Common Name English
INS-297
Code English
FUMARIC ACID [FCC]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
LOINC 13743-0
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LOINC 25101-7
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DSLD 1281 (Number of products:28)
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NCI_THESAURUS C345
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LOINC 2303-6
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EPA PESTICIDE CODE 51201
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WHO-VATC QD05AX01
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LOINC 26799-7
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CODEX ALIMENTARIUS (GSFA) INS-297
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JECFA EVALUATION FUMARIC ACID
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WHO-ATC D05AX01
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CFR 21 CFR 522.84
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LOINC 75081-0
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JECFA EVALUATION INS-297
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Code System Code Type Description
ChEMBL
CHEMBL503160
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CAS
623158-97-4
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DAILYMED
88XHZ13131
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DRUG CENTRAL
3229
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MERCK INDEX
m5586
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DB01677
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RXCUI
25389
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100000078671
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CAS
110-17-8
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HSDB
710
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SUB13935MIG
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RXCUI
70598
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ALTERNATIVE
WIKIPEDIA
FUMARIC ACID
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CHEBI
18012
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID3021518
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203-743-0
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NCI_THESAURUS
C63655
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JECFA MONOGRAPH
164
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444972
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MESH
C032005
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CHEBI
29806
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