1. Merck Research Laboratories, USA
2. Leiden University, The Netherlands
3. Janssen Research & Development, USA
4. Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany
5. Beacon Discovery Inc, USA
6. GlaxoSmithKline, UK

Abstract

The hydroxycarboxylic acid family of receptors (ENSFM00500000271913, nomenclature as agreed by the NC-IUPHAR Subcommittee on Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptors [36, 12]) respond to organic acids, including the endogenous hydroxy carboxylic acids 3-hydroxy butyric acid and L-lactic acid, as well as the lipid lowering agents nicotinic acid (niacin), acipimox and acifran [53, 60, 65]. These receptors were provisionally described as nicotinic acid receptors, although nicotinic acid shows submicromolar potency at HCA₂ receptors only and is unlikely to be the natural ligand [60, 65].

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