"4-Butyrolactone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D015107
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.540.150 D03.383.312.150
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| Concept/Terms |
4-Butyrolactone- 4-Butyrolactone
- 4 Butyrolactone
- Dihydro-2(3H)-furanone
- gamma-Butyrolactone
- gamma Butyrolactone
- Furanone, tetrahydro-2-
- Furanone, tetrahydro 2
- 1,4-Butanolide
- 1,4 Butanolide
- 4-Hydroxybutyric Acid Lactone
- 4 Hydroxybutyric Acid Lactone
- Lactone, 4-Hydroxybutyric Acid
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Chemical and biological assessment of Angelica herbal decoction: comparison of different preparations during historical applications. Phytomedicine. 2012 Aug 15; 19(11):1042-8.