4-Phenylbutyric acid is used as a chemical chaperone involved in protein-folding disorders. It is involved in the synthesis of dyes and an active pharmaceutical ingredient intermediate.
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Applications
4-Phenylbutyric acid is used as a chemical chaperone involved in protein-folding disorders. It is involved in the synthesis of dyes and an active pharmaceutical ingredient intermediate.
Solubility
Soluble in water and methanol.
Notes
Styrene-DVB; Strongly basic gel type resin.Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Kolb, P. S.; Ayaub, E. A.; Zhou, W.; Yum, V.; Dickhout, J. G.; Ask, K. The therapeutic effects of 4-phenylbutyric acid in maintaining proteostasis. Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 2015, 61, 45-52.
- Hachuła, B.; Jabłońska-Czapla, M.; Flakus, H. T.; Nowak, M.; Kusz, J. H/D isotopic recognition and temperature effects in IR spectra of hydrogen-bonded cyclic dimers in crystals: 3-Methylcinnamic acid and 4-phenylbutyric acid. Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 2015, 134, 592-597.