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Efaproxiral (INN) is an analog of the cholesterol drug bezafibrate developed for the treatment of depression traumatic brain injury ischemia stroke myocardial infarction diabetes hypoxia sickle cell disease hypercholesterolemia and as a radio sensitizer. The chemical is a propanoic acid in the class of amphipathic carboxylic acids. Most propanoic acid produced is consumed as a preservative for both animal feed and food for human consumption.