Acifran
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| IUPACName = 5-Methyl-4-oxo-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-2-furancarboxylic acid
| SystematicName = 5-Methyl-4-oxo-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-2-furancarboxylic acid
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| IUPHAR_ligand = 1595
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| CASNo = 72420-38-3
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| UNII = B1X701S0MV
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| PubChem = 51576
| ChemSpiderID = 46712
| ChEMBL = 278488
| SMILES = CC1(C(=O)C=C(O1)C(=O)O)C2=CC=CC=C2
| InChI = 1/C12H10O4/c1-12(8-5-3-2-4-6-8)10(13)7-9(16-12)11(14)15/h2-7H,1H3,(H,14,15)
| InChIKey = DFDGRKNOFOJBAJ-UHFFFAOYAE
| StdInChI = 1S/C12H10O4/c1-12(8-5-3-2-4-6-8)10(13)7-9(16-12)11(14)15/h2-7H,1H3,(H,14,15)
| StdInChIKey = DFDGRKNOFOJBAJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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| KEGG = D02753
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|Section2={{Chembox Properties
| C=12 | H=10 | O=4
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Acifran is a niacin receptor agonist.{{cite journal | pmid = 17358052 | title = Analogues of acifran: agonists of the high and low affinity niacin receptors, GPR109a and GPR109b | doi=10.1021/jm070022x | volume=50 | issue=7 | date=April 2007 | journal=J. Med. Chem. | pages=1445–8| last1 = Jung | first1 = J. K. | last2 = Johnson | first2 = B. R. | last3 = Duong | first3 = T | last4 = Decaire | first4 = M | last5 = Uy | first5 = J | last6 = Gharbaoui | first6 = T | last7 = Boatman | first7 = P. D. | last8 = Sage | first8 = C. R. | last9 = Chen | first9 = R | last10 = Richman | first10 = J. G. | last11 = Connolly | first11 = D. T. | last12 = Semple | first12 = G }}
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