Hymecromone
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Hymecromone is a drug used in bile
therapy. It is used as choleretic
and antispasmodic
drugs and as a standard for the fluorometric determination of enzyme activity.
Hymecromone is crystalline solid with a melting point of 194-195 °C. It is soluble in methanol
and glacial acetic acid.
Bile
Bile or gall is a bitter-tasting, dark green to yellowish brown fluid, produced by the liver of most vertebrates, that aids the process of digestion of lipids in the small intestine. In many species, bile is stored in the gallbladder and upon eating is discharged into the duodenum...
therapy. It is used as choleretic
Choleretic
Choleretics are substances that increase the volume of secretion of bile from the liver as well as the amount of solids secreted....
and antispasmodic
Antispasmodic
An antispasmodic is a drug or a herb that suppresses muscle spasms.-Smooth muscle spasm:One type of antispasmodics is used for smooth muscle contraction, especially in tubular organs of the gastrointestinal tract...
drugs and as a standard for the fluorometric determination of enzyme activity.
Hymecromone is crystalline solid with a melting point of 194-195 °C. It is soluble in methanol
Methanol
Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits, is a chemical with the formula CH3OH . It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colorless, flammable liquid with a distinctive odor very similar to, but slightly sweeter than, ethanol...
and glacial acetic acid.