Concept information
Preferred term
4-Butyrolactone
Type
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Definition
- 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 as a pharmacological agent and solvent.
Synonym(s)
- 1,4-Butanolide
- 2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-
- 4-Hydroxybutyric Acid Lactone
- 96-48-0 (4-Butyrolactone)
- Dihydro-2(3H)-furanone
- Furanone, tetrahydro-2-
- gamma-Butyrolactone
- OL659KIY4X
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- administration & dosage (Qualifier)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- agonists (Qualifier)
- analogs & derivatives (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- antagonists & inhibitors (Qualifier)
- biosynthesis (Qualifier)
- blood (Qualifier)
- cerebrospinal fluid (Qualifier)
- chemical synthesis (Qualifier)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- deficiency (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- isolation & purification (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- pharmacokinetics (Qualifier)
- pharmacology (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- therapeutic use (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
- urine (Qualifier)
Pharmacological Action(s)
In other languages
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French
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2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-
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96-48-0 (4-Butyrolactone)
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gamma-Butyrolactone
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OL659KIY4X
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Tétrahydro-furan-2-one
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Tétrahydrofuran-2-one
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GQ0CTC1G-Q
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