metformin

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metformin

Summary

metformin is a type of chemical entity[1]. metformin ranks in the top 0.41% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,692 views/month, #52 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • metformin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • metformin's chemical structure is recorded as Metformin.svg[4].
  • metformin's chemical structure is recorded as Metformin structure.svg[5].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as Protein kinase AMP-activated non-catalytic subunit beta 1[6].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as Solute carrier family 22 member 2[7].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as Solute carrier family 22 member 3[8].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit C1[9].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase complex assembly factor 4[10].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit V3[11].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH dehydrogenase, subunit 1 (complex I)[12].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A1[13].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NDUFA4 mitochondrial complex associated[14].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B7[15].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit AB1[16].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit S1[17].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH dehydrogenase, subunit 4 (complex I)[18].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit S4[19].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A12[20].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B8[21].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A7[22].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH dehydrogenase, subunit 3 (complex I)[23].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit V2[24].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B4[25].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A3[26].
  • metformin's physically interacts with is recorded as NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B9[27].

Why It Matters

metformin ranks in the top 0.41% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,692 views/month, #52 of 12,596).[2] metformin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] metformin is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . PubChem. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). metformin. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/metformin
MLA “metformin.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/metformin.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_metformin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{metformin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/metformin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): metformin — https://4ort.xyz/entity/metformin (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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