Structured Summary
Abstract
An ester of nicotinic acid that lowers cholesterol and triglycerides in total plasma and in the VLD- and LD-lipoprotein fractions.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C29H24N4O8
- Molecular Weight
- 556.5 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 5868-05-3
- IUPAC Name
- [3-(pyridine-3-carbonyloxy)-2,2-bis(pyridine-3-carbonyloxymethyl)propyl] pyridine-3-carboxylate
- InChIKey
- KUEUWHJGRZKESU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CN=C1)C(=O)OCC(COC(=O)C2=CN=CC=C2)(COC(=O)C3=CN=CC=C3)COC(=O)C4=CN=CC=C4
- MeSH Unique ID
- D009531
- Source
- PubChem CID 4476
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
6 entry terms
- Pentaerythritol Tetranicotinate
- Pentaerythritoltetranicotinate
- Tetranicotinate, Pentaerythritol
- Niceritrol Tetrahydrochloride
- Perycit
- Tetrahydrochloride, Niceritrol
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(77); was see under NICOTINIC ACIDS 1977-90
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Previous Indexing
- Nicotinic Acids (1971-1976)
- Propanediols (1971-1976)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Niceritrol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009531. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009531
- Niceritrol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niceritrol
- Niceritrol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q824174
- Niceritrol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 4476. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4476