Term Name: metformin
Synonyms: 1,1-dimethylbiguanide, dimethylbiguanide, dimethyldiguanide, LA 6023, LA-6023, metformin, metformina, metformine, metforminum, N(1),N(1)-dimethylbiguanide, N,N-dimethylbiguanide, N,N-dimethyldiguanide, N,N-dimethylguanylguanidine, N,N-dimethylimidodicarbonimidic diamide, N,N-dimethyltriimidodicarbonic diamide
Definition: A member of the class of guanidines that is biguanide the carrying two methyl substituents at position 1.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:6801]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: guanidines
has_functional_parent: biguanide
has_role: environmental contaminant geroprotector hypoglycemic agent xenobiotic
inverse is_conjugate_acid_of: metformin(1+)
is_conjugate_base_of: metformin(1+)