Buciclic acid explained

Buciclic acid, or bucyclic acid, systematic name trans-4-butylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid, is a simple alkyl-substituted cyclohexanecarboxylic acid.^[1] The salts and esters of buciclic acid are known as buciclates (bucyclates). Pharmaceutical examples of esters of this acid include testosterone buciclate, a long-acting prodrug of the androgen testosterone,^[2] and dimethandrolone buciclate, a prodrug of dimethandrolone.

See also

• Ciclotic acid

Notes and References

1. Web site: Essential Medicines and Health Products Information Portal. https://web.archive.org/web/20161123053859/http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/documents/s20132en/s20132en.pdf. dead. November 23, 2016.
2. Book: Shalender Bhasin. Pharmacology, Biology, and Clinical Applications of Androgens: Current Status and Future Prospects. 13 February 1996. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0-471-13320-9. 472–.