Cyclobutyrol

Cyclobutyrol
Clinical data
ATC code	A05AX03 ( WHO );
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 2-(1-Hydroxycyclohexyl)butanoic acid;
CAS Number	512-16-3 ;
PubChem CID	72065 ;
ChemSpider	65051 ;
UNII	8T4L120N6M ;
KEGG	D07104 ;
ChEBI	CHEBI:61024 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1697739 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00862084 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.399
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C10H18O3
Molar mass	186.251 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image ;
	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) ; Key:NIVFTEMPSCMWDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
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Last updated December 30, 2025

Cyclobutyrol is a drug used in bile therapy. Cyclobutyrol (CB) is a choleretic agent which also inhibits biliary lipids secretion.

References

Monte MJ, Cava F, Esteller A, Jimenez R (October 1989). "Inhibition of biliary cholesterol and phospholipid secretion during cyclobutyrol-induced hydrocholeresis". The Biochemical Journal. 263 (2): 513–8. doi:10.1042/bj2630513. PMC 1133458 . PMID 2574569.

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v t e Bile and liver therapy (A05)
Bile therapy	bile acid Chenodeoxycholic acid Cholic acid Obeticholic acid Ursodeoxycholic acid Ursodoxicoltaurine Cyclobutyrol Elafibranor Hymecromone Maralixibat chloride Menbutone Nicotinyl methylamide Odevixibat Piprozolin Seladelpar
Liver therapy	Arginine glutamate Citiolone Epomediol Glycyrrhizin Metadoxine Methionine Ornithine oxoglutarate Phospholipids Resmetirom Silymarin Tidiacic arginine

Clinical data

ATC code	A05AX03 ( WHO )
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2-(1-Hydroxycyclohexyl)butanoic acid
CAS Number	512-16-3 ^Y
PubChem CID	72065
ChemSpider	65051 ^N
UNII	8T4L120N6M
KEGG	D07104 ^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:61024 ^N
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1697739 ^N
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00862084
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.399
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₁₀H₁₈O₃
Molar mass	186.251 g·mol⁻¹
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
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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