medronic acid (CHEBI:43945)

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ChEBI Name	medronic acid

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:43945

Definition	A 1,1-bis(phosphonic acid) consisting of methane substituted by two phosphonic acid groups.

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Formula

CH6O6P2

Net Charge

Average Mass

176.00230

Monoisotopic Mass

175.96396

InChI

InChI=1S/CH6O6P2/c2-8(3,4)1-9(5,6)7/h1H2,(H2,2,3,4)(H2,5,6,7)

InChIKey

MBKDYNNUVRNNRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

OP(O)(=O)CP(O)(O)=O

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	chelator A ligand with two or more separate binding sites that can bind to a single metallic central atom, forming a chelate.

Application(s):	bone density conservation agent An agent that inhibits bone resorption and/or favor bone mineralization and bone regeneration. Used to heal bone fractures and to treat bone diseases such as osteopenia and osteoporosis.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	medronic acid (CHEBI:43945) has role bone density conservation agent (CHEBI:50646) medronic acid (CHEBI:43945) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161) medronic acid (CHEBI:43945) is a 1,1-bis(phosphonic acid) (CHEBI:77383)

IUPAC Name

methylenebis(phosphonic acid)

Synonyms	Sources
methanebisphosphonic acid	MetaCyc
methanediphosphonic acid	MetaCyc
methanediylbis(phosphonic acid)	PDBeChem
Methylene-1,1-bisphosphonic acid	ChemIDplus
Methylenediphosphonic acid	ChemIDplus

Citation	Type	Source
20630180	PubMed citation	Europe PMC

Last Modified

19 February 2014