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Ronifibrate

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Chemical compound Pharmaceutical compound
Ronifibrate
Clinical data
Other names3-propyl 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-methylpropanoate
ATC code
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • 3-{oxy}propyl nicotinate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H20ClNO5
Molar mass377.82 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • O=C(OCCCOC(=O)C(Oc1ccc(Cl)cc1)(C)C)c2cccnc2
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C19H20ClNO5/c1-19(2,26-16-8-6-15(20)7-9-16)18(23)25-12-4-11-24-17(22)14-5-3-10-21-13-14/h3,5-10,13H,4,11-12H2,1-2H3
  • Key:AYJVGKWCGIYEAK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Ronifibrate is a fibrate, a hypolipidemic agent. It is a combined ester of clofibric acid and niacin (nicotinic acid) with 1,3-propanediol. In the body, the ester is split to 1,3-propanediol and both acids which work in the same way, lowering lipids in blood.

References


Lipid-lowering agents (C10)
GI tract
Cholesterol absorption inhibitors, NPC1L1
Bile acid sequestrants/resins (LDL)
Liver
Statins (HMG-CoA reductase, LDL)
Niacin and derivatives (HDL and LDL)
MTTP inhibitors (VLDL)
ATP citrate lyase inhibitors (LDL)
Thyromimetics (VLDL)
Blood vessels
PPAR agonists (LDL)
Fibrates
Others
CETP inhibitors (HDL)
PCSK9 inhibitors (LDL)
ANGPTL3 inhibitors (LDL/HDL)
Combinations
Other
PPARTooltip Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor modulators
PPARαTooltip Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
PPARδTooltip Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta
PPARγTooltip Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
Non-selective
See also
Receptor/signaling modulators


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