aminocaproic acid

English

Chemical structure of aminocaproic acid

Etymology

From amino- + caproic acid.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˌmi.noʊ.kəˌpɹoʊ.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/
  • Rhymes: -æsɪd

Noun

aminocaproic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A drug C6H13NO2 that inhibits the breakdown of fibrin by blocking the activation of plasminogen and is used to control bleeding (as during surgery) especially in cases where blood clots are broken down too quickly. It is a chemical analog of lysine and is marketed under the trademark Amicar.

Coordinate terms

  • aminocaproate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)

Translations

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.