Glycerol phenylbutyrate

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Systematic (IUPAC) name
1,2,3-Propanetriyl tris(4-phenylbutanoate)
Clinical data
Trade names Ravicti
AHFS/Drugs.com entry
Pregnancy
category
  • US: C (Risk not ruled out)
Legal status
Routes of
administration
Oral
Identifiers
CAS Number 611168-24-2
ATC code A16AX09 (WHO)
PubChem CID: 10482134
DrugBank DB08909
ChemSpider 8657541
ChEMBL CHEMBL2105745
Chemical data
Formula C33H38O6
Molecular mass 530.651 g/mol
  • C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCC2=CC=CC=C2)OC(=O)CCCC3=CC=CC=C3
  • InChI=1S/C33H38O6/c34-31(22-10-19-27-13-4-1-5-14-27)37-25-30(39-33(36)24-12-21-29-17-8-3-9-18-29)26-38-32(35)23-11-20-28-15-6-2-7-16-28/h1-9,13-18,30H,10-12,19-26H2
  • Key:ZSDBFLMJVAGKOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Glycerol phenylbutyrate (USAN), trade name Ravicti, is a medication used in the treatment of certain inborn urea cycle disorders. The medication works by preventing the harmful buildup of ammonia in the body.[1]

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