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IUPAC name
4-oxobutanoic acid
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.155.728 |
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| MeSH | Succinic+semialdehyde |
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| C4H6O3 | |
| Molar mass | 102.089 g/mol |
| Appearance | oil |
| Boiling point | 135 °C (275 °F; 408 K) at 14 mmHg |
| soluble in water, ethanol, benzene, diethyl ether | |
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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.