Clodronic Acid is a bisphosphonate that can be used in the treatment of osteoporosis. Its ATP-analogs can inhibit cell signaling pathways.
Definition
ChEBI: An organochlorine compound that is methylene chloride in which both hydrogens are replaced by phosphonic acid groups. It inhibits bone resorption and soft tissue calcification, and is used (often as the disodium salt tetrahydrate) as an adjunct in the trea
ment of severe hypercalcaemia associated with malignancy, and in the management of osteolytic lesions and bone pain associated with skeletal metastases.
CLODRONIC ACID Preparation Products And Raw materials