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DB04781ExperimentalSmall molecule
5-hydroxyvaleric acid: Overview.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
Pharmacologically active on Delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase
- Formula / weight
- C5H10O3 · 118.1311 g/mol (avg)
- Also known as
- 5-hydroxypentanoic acid · delta-hydroxypentanoic acid · delta-hydroxyvaleric acid
Resolves to
Structure
InChIKey
PHOJOSOUIAQEDH-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESOCCCCC(O)=OTargets
What you can answer from here — as of September 13, 2026
1Protein targetEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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Which drugs share a target with 5-hydroxyvaleric acid, and which of those have an active Phase 3 trial?