Hymecromone (4-methylumbelliferone) is a drug used in bile therapy.

It is used as choleretic and antispasmodic drugs and as a standard for the fluorometric determination of enzyme activity.

[1] Hymecromone is a crystalline solid with a melting point of 194–195 °C.

It is soluble in methanol and glacial acetic acid.

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