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| Preferred IUPAC name (1,3-Dioxo-1H-benzo[de]isoquinolin-2(3H)-yl)acetic acid | |
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| C14H9NO4 | |
| Molar mass | 255.229 g·mol−1 |
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Alrestatin is an inhibitor of aldose reductase, an enzyme involved in the pathogenesis of complications of diabetes mellitus, including diabetic neuropathy. [1] [2]
Alrestat was first synthesized in 1969 and was the first aldose reductase inhibitor (ARI) with oral bioavailability to undergo clinical trials, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Low-quality trials and a high incidence of adverse effects (particularly hepatotoxicity) led to termination of its development, and it was never in clinical use. [3] [4] It is structurally related to tolrestat, another ARI that was briefly marketed before being withdrawn in 1997.
Alrestatin can be synthesized by the reaction of naphthalic anhydride with glycine. [5]