Noun
semialdehyde (plural semialdehydes)
(organic chemistry) The monoaldehyde of a dicarboxylic acid; those of some amino acids are intermediates in biosynthesis
Both of the metabolic breakdown pathways shown for GHB can run in either direction, depending on the concentrations of the substances involved, so the body can make its own GHB either from GABA or from succinic semialdehyde. Source: Internet
In January 2016, it was announced scientists had developed a way to detect GHB, among other things, in saliva. citation Endogenous production Cells produce GHB by reduction of succinic semialdehyde via succinic semialdehyde reductase (SSR). Source: Internet