Term Name: | 6-aminohexanoic acid |
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Synonyms: | 6-Aminocaproic acid, 6-Aminohexanoic acid, acide aminocaproque, acido aminocaproico, acidum aminocaproicum, Ahx, Amicar, Amikar, AMINOCAPROIC, aminocaproic acid, aminohexanoic acid, Capralense, Capramol, Caproamin, Caprocid, Caprolisin, EACA, Epsamon, Epsicaprom, Epsicapron, Epsikapron, Epsilcapramin, Epsilcapramine, Epsilon S, epsilon-Ahx, epsilon-amino-n-hexanoic acid, epsilon-aminocaproic acid, epsilon-aminohexanoic acid, epsilon-leucine, epsilon-norleucine, omega-aminocaproic acid, omega-aminohexanoic acid, Respramin, Z |
Definition: | An epsilon-amino acid comprising hexanoic acid carrying an amino substituent at position C-6. Used to control postoperative bleeding, and to treat overdose effects of the thrombolytic agents streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:16586] ( EBI ) |