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				| One of the FURANS with a carbonyl thereby forming a cyclic lactone.  It is an endogenous compound made from gamma-aminobutyrate and is the precursor of gamma-hydroxybutyrate.  It is also used as a pharmacological agent and solvent. [PubChem] | 
			 
                        
                        
			
				| Categories | Solvents
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				| Synonyms | 1,4-Lactone dihydrofuran-2(3h)-one
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