Succinic semialdehyde

Succinic semialdehyde
Names
	IUPAC name 4-oxobutanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	692-29-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:16265 ;
ChemSpider	1080 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.155.728
KEGG	C00232 ;
MeSH	Succinic+semialdehyde
PubChem CID	1112;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h3H,1-2H2,(H,6,7) Key: UIUJIQZEACWQSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C4H6O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h3H,1-2H2,(H,6,7) Key: UIUJIQZEACWQSV-UHFFFAOYAS;
	SMILES O=CCCC(=O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H6O3
Molar mass	102.089 g/mol
Appearance	oil
Boiling point	135 °C (275 °F; 408 K) at 14 mmHg
Solubility in water	soluble in water, ethanol, benzene, diethyl ether[1]
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Succinic semialdehyde (SSA) is a GABA metabolite. It is formed from GABA by the action of GABA transaminase and further oxidised to become succinic acid, which enters TCA cycle.

References

↑ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–446, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2

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