Description
4-Methylumbelliferone is a hyaluronic acid (HA) synthesis inhibitor with an IC50 of 0.4 mM, used as choleretic and antispasmodic drugs and as a standard for the fluorometric determination of enzyme activity.
Synonyms
4-MU; 4 MU; 4MU; 7-Hydroxy-4-methyl-2H-chromen-2-one; Cholestil; Mendiaxon
IUPAC Name
7-hydroxy-4-methylchromen-2-one
Molecular Formula
C10H8O3
Canonical SMILES
CC1=CC(=O)OC2=C1C=CC(=C2)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C10H8O3/c1-6-4-10(12)13-9-5-7(11)2-3-8(6)9/h2-5,11H,1H3
InChIKey
HSHNITRMYYLLCV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Appearance
Off-White to Yellow Crystals
Application
Indicators and Reagents