Cyclobutyrol

Cyclobutyrol

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Systematic (IUPAC) name
2-(1-Hydroxycyclohexyl)butanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	512-16-3 Y
ATC code	A05AX03 (WHO)
PubChem	CID: 72065
ChemSpider	65051 N
UNII	8T4L120N6M Y
KEGG	D07104 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:61024 N
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1697739 N
Chemical data
Formula	C10H18O3
Molecular mass	186.25 g/mol
SMILES CCC(C(=O)O)C1(CCCCC1)O
InChI InChI=1S/C10H18O3/c1-2-8(9(11)12)10(13)6-4-3-5-7-10/h8,13H,2-7H2,1H3,(H,11,12) N Key:NIVFTEMPSCMWDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
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Cyclobutyrol is a drug used in bile therapy. Cyclobutyrol (CB) is a [[choleretic]] agent which also inhibits [[biliary lipids]] secretion.

References

• M J Monte, R A Parslow, and R Coleman: Inhibitory action of cyclobutyrol on the secretion of biliary cholesterol and phospholipids (Biochem Journal, 1989. 263, 513-518).