Glutaric anhydride is an industrial chemical that causes gastrointestinal irritancy, erythema, edema, necrosis and ulcerations in humans. Glutaric anhydride is also used as a reagent to synthesize 4-(4-hydroxy-phenylcarbamoyl)-butyric acid, an analog of p-hydroxyaniline that displays analgesic and antipyretic effects in rats and mice.
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