It serves as an anticancer agent by inhibiting metastasis in various cancers and as a choleretic drug in Europe and Asia. 4-Methylumbelliferone (4-MU), also known as hymecromone (7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin, ), is a coumarin derivative widely used as a hyaluronan synthesis inhibitor and a fluorescent probe.
4-Methylumbelliferone
| CAS No | 90-33-5 |
|---|---|
| Molecular Formula | C10H8O3 |
| Molecular Weight | 176.17 g/mol |
| Synonyms | 7-hydroxy-4-methylchromen-2-one |
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