Surfomer - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Surfomer;

NCIt synonyms : Alpha-olefin Maleic Acid; Poly(1,2-dicarboxy-3-hexadecyltetramethylene); AOMA;

NCIt definition : A nonabsorbable copolymer of maleic acid and 18-carbon alpha-olefin with antilipidemic activity. Surfomer is reported to act by decreasing membrane hydrophobicity at the microvillus level, thus impairing the interaction between the intestinal membranes and intestinal cholesterol resulting in inhibition of intestinal cholesterol absorption.;

UNII : 95S6LH9UEV;

CAS number : 71251-04-2;

Chemical formula : (C22H40O4)n;

Details

Origin ID

C96528;

UMLS CUI

C0075659;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- AOMA [MeSH concept]
- poly(1,2-dicarboxy-3-hexadecyltetramethylene) [MeSH concept]
- surfomer [MeSH concept]
- surfomer [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- AOMA [MeSH concept]
- surfomer [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- surfomer [MeSH concept]
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- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]

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