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    Mefenamic acid is a member of the anthranilic acid derivatives (or fenamate) class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and is used to treat...
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    Salicylic acid is an organic compound with the formula HOC6H4COOH. A colorless (or, white), bitter-tasting solid, it is a precursor to and a metabolite...
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    Arachidonic acid (AA, sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6), or 20:4(5,8,11,14). If its precursors or diet contains linoleic acid it...
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    between ages 12 and 16. In a 10-year study, tranexamic acid and other oral medicines (mefenamic acid) were found to be as effective as the levonorgestrel...
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    Barbital (or barbitone), marketed under the brand names Veronal for the pure acid and Medinal for the sodium salt, was the first commercially available barbiturate...
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    Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to reduce pain, fever, and/or inflammation, and...
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    mouth) to prevent and treat pellagra (niacin deficiency). While nicotinic acid (niacin) may be used for this purpose, niacinamide has the benefit of not...
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    medication is structurally related to the neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and hence is a GABA analogue. Phenibut is thought to act as a GABAB...
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    1007/bf00544587. PMID 7238564. S2CID 9428076. NIH LiverTox Database Mefenamic Acid Last updated June 23, 2015. Page accessed July 3, 2015. Quote: "(fenamates...
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    the branched-chain fatty acid pathway. To produce capsaicin, 8-methyl-6-nonenoyl-CoA is produced by the branched-chain fatty acid pathway and condensed with...
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    a class of depressant drugs that are chemically derived from barbituric acid. They are effective when used medically as anxiolytics, hypnotics, and anticonvulsants...
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    article describes the synthesis of paracetamol from 4-aminophenol and acetic acid. Phenacetin may be synthesized as an example of the Williamson ether synthesis:...
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  • Elismetrep Flufenamic acid Meclofenamic acid Mefenamic acid N-(p-Amylcinnamoyl)anthranilic acid Nicotine (tobacco) Niflumic acid Ononetin PF-05105679 RQ-00203078...
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    hydrolysis with hydrochloric acid, 4-aminophenol reacts in ammonia solution with a phenol derivate, e.g. salicylic acid, to form an indophenol dye under...
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    use cinnamic acid as their starting point, which is derived from the amino acid phenylalanine. Plant biosynthesis starting with cinnamic acid is rare compared...
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    Eugenol (redirect from Eugenic acid)
    the amino acid tyrosine. L-tyrosine is converted to p-coumaric acid by the enzyme tyrosine ammonia lyase (TAL). From here, p-coumaric acid is converted...
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    of phytochemicals, including rosmarinic acid, camphor, caffeic acid, ursolic acid, betulinic acid, carnosic acid, and carnosol. Rosemary essential oil contains...
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  • Valdecoxib ‡ Fenamates Flufenamic acid Meclofenamic acid Mefenamic acid Tolfenamic acid Salicylates Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)# (+paracetamol/caffeine) Aloxiprin...
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    with fellow members of the class, mefenamic acid in 1961 and meclofenamic acid in 1964.: 718  Although flufenamic acid was at one time informally referred...
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    Valproate (valproic acid, VPA, sodium valproate, and valproate semisodium forms) are medications primarily used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder...
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    including mefenamic acid, tolfenamic acid, flufenamic acid, and meclofenamic acid. These drugs are commonly referred to as "anthranilic acid derivatives"...
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    alcohol. It is oxidised to menthone by oxidising agents such as chromic acid, dichromate, or by calcium hypochlorite, in a green chemistry route. Under...
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    Elismetrep Flufenamic acid Meclofenamic acid Mefenamic acid N-(p-Amylcinnamoyl)anthranilic acid Nicotine (tobacco) Niflumic acid Ononetin PF-05105679 RQ-00203078...
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    reactive compounds. It is typically stored with a stabilizer in a weakly acidic solution in an opaque bottle. Hydrogen peroxide is found in biological systems...
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    pentosan polysulfate or intravesical (intra-bladder) instillation of hyaluronic acid. Intravesical botulinum toxin is also useful. Liver toxicity of ketamine...
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    CoA to afford caffeic acid. Caffeic acid then undergoes methylation by caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) to give ferulic acid. Finally, vanillin synthase...
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    to produce nitric acid (HNO3): •NO + HO• 2 → •NO2 + HO• •NO2 + HO• → HNO3 Nitric acid, along with sulfuric acid, contributes to acid rain deposition. •NO...
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    alcoholic solution of the base in the presence of a little hydrochloric acid gives a characteristic periodide, B2·HI·I2, crystallizing in steel-blue needles...
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    organic compound with the formula C8H8O3. It is the methyl ester of salicylic acid. It is a colorless, viscous liquid with a sweet, fruity odor reminiscent...
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    liquid that gives garlic its distinctive odor. It is a thioester of sulfenic acid. It is also known as allyl thiosulfinate. Its biological activity can be...
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