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;
UNII	M73BX3CPMU ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00219231 ;
	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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[hand-1] Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–446, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2

Succinic semialdehyde

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