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DB04699ExperimentalIllicitSmall molecule
One of the furans with a carbonyl thereby forming a cyclic lactone. It is an endogenous compound made from gamma-aminobutyrate and is the precursor of gamma-hydroxybutyrate. It is also used... It is also used as a pharmacological agent and solvent.
- Formula / weight
- C4H6O2 · 86.0892 g/mol (avg)
- Also known as
- 1,4-lactone · 4-butyrolactone · butyrolactone · GBL · γ-butyrolactone
- Code names
- FEMA NO. 3291 · NSC-4592
Resolves to
Structure
InChIKey
YEJRWHAVMIAJKC-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESO=C1CCCO1Targets
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1Protein targetEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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Which drugs share a target with gamma-Butyrolactone, and which of those have an active Phase 3 trial?