Term Name: | etidronic acid |
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Synonyms: | (1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diyl)bis(phosphonic acid), (1-Hydroxyethylene)diphosphonic acid, (1-Hydroxyethylidene)bis(phosphonic acid), (1-Hydroxyethylidene)bisphosphonic acid, (1-Hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonic acid, (Hydroxyethylidene)diphosphonic acid, 1,1,1-Ethanetriol diphosphonate, 1-Hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonoethane, 1-Hydroxyethane-1,1-bisphosphonic acid, 1-Hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonate, 1-Hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid, 1-Hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid, 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonate, 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, Acetodiphosphonic acid, acide etidronique, acido etidronico, acidum etidronicum, EHDP, ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphosphonic acid, Ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonate, Ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonic acid, etidronate, etidronic acid, Etidronsaeure, HEDP, Hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid, Oxyethylidenediphosphonic acid |
Definition: | A 1,1-bis(phosphonic acid) that is (ethane-1,1-diyl)bis(phosphonic acid) having a hydroxy substituent at the 1-position. It inhibits the formation, growth, and dissolution of hydroxyapatite crystals by chemisorption to calcium phosphate surfaces. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:4907] ( EBI ) |