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4-hydroxybutyric acid

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4-hydroxybutyric acid

Summary

4-hydroxybutyric acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,054 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's chemical structure is recorded as 4-Hydroxybutansäure - 4-Hydroxybutanoic acid.svg[4].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1[5].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 1[6].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's physically interacts with is recorded as Gamma-aminobutyric acid type B receptor subunit 2[7].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's GND ID is recorded as 7738527-5[8].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 591-81-1[9].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's EC number is recorded as 691-053-4[10].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(CC(=O)O)CO[11].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h5H,1-3H2,(H,6,7)[12].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's InChIKey is recorded as SJZRECIVHVDYJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N[13].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₄H₈O₃[14].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's subclass of is recorded as fatty alcohol[15].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's subclass of is recorded as hydroxybutyric acid[16].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's has use is recorded as date rape drug[17].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's has use is recorded as medication[18].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's Commons category is recorded as GHB[19].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL1342[20].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's Guide to Pharmacology Ligand ID is recorded as 4711[21].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d7_[22].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's UNII is recorded as 30IW36W5B2[23].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 9984[24].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's PubChem CID is recorded as 10413[25].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's KEGG ID is recorded as C00989[26].
  • 4-hydroxybutyric acid's ChEBI ID is recorded as 30830[27].

Why It Matters

4-hydroxybutyric acid ranks in the top 1% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,054 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ECHA Substance Infocard database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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