Aceburic acid

Aceburic acid
Clinical data
ATC code	none;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 4-(Acetyloxy)butanoic acid;
CAS Number	26976-72-7 ;
PubChem CID	176865;
ChemSpider	154039 ;
UNII	F777XEP0LL;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2104034 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70181476 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C6H10O4
Molar mass	146.142 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC(=O)OCCCC(=O)O;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H10O4/c1-5(7)10-4-2-3-6(8)9/h2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9) ; Key:GOVNVPJYMDJYSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
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Aceburic acid (INN), also known as 4-acetoxybutanoic acid or 4-hydroxybutyric acid acetate, is drug described as an analgesic which was never marketed.^[1] It is the acetyl ester of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB, which is 4-hydroxybutanoic acid),^[1] and based on its structural relation to GHB, is likely to behave as a prodrug to it.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Ganellin CR, Triggle DJ (21 November 1996). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. pp. 1052–. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4.

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[GanellinTriggle1996-1] Ganellin CR, Triggle DJ (21 November 1996). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. pp. 1052–. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4.

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