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Fibric Acids
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Definition
: Compounds that either share the structure of fibric acid in their molecular arrangement or are considered variants of the fibric acid structure.
Examples
Bezafibrate
;
Clofenapate
;
Clofibric Acid
;
Fenofibrate
;
Gemfibrozil
Other names
Methyl 2 Phenoxypropanoic Acid Derivatives; Isobutyric Acids, 2-
Phenoxy; Acid Derivatives, Fibric; 2 Phenoxy Isobutyric Acids; 2 Phenoxy 2 Methylpropionic Acid Derivatives; Methyl-
2-
Phenoxypropanoic Acid Derivatives; Fibric Acid Derivatives; 2-
Phenoxy-
2-
Methylpropionic Acid Derivatives; 2-
Phenoxy Isobutyric Acids; Fibrates
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
ciprofibrate
52214-84-3 2-
(4-
(2,2-
dichlorocyclopropyl)phenoxy)2-
methylpropanoic acid
*Fibric Acids.
Pharma Action
Hypolipidemic Agents
;
Peroxisome Proliferators
Atherosclerosis 32(2):155;1979; Drug Metab Disp 3(6):520;1975; J Pharm Sci 1979;68(12):1557; Toxicology 12(1):1;1979
fibric acid
943-45-3
*Fibric Acids.
Rev Roum Morphol Embryol 19(1):37;1974
