C4H8N2O3

The organic molecular formula C₄H₈N₂O₃ (molar mass: ≈ 132.12 g/mol) is an acyclic compound that may refer to structural isomers such as:

• Asparagine: one of the 20 naturally occurring α-amino acids that is used to biosynthesize proteins.^[1]
• Glycylglycine: a dipeptide synthesized from glycine residues that functions as a gamma-glutamyl acceptor.^[2]
• Methylazoxymethanol acetate (cycasin acetate): a neurotoxic prodrug, which inhibits hepatic DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis. This compound is used to create animal models of schizophrenia or epilepsy, and is an azoxy compound with carcinogenic properties.^[3][4]
• 3-Ureidopropionic acid (N-carbamoyl-β-alanine): a natural organic compound that functions as an intermediate metabolite in the breakdown (catabolism) of the pyrimidine base uracil.^[5]

Related molecular formulas
	C4H10N2O3
C3H6N2O3	C4H8N2O3	C5H10N2O3
	C4H6N2O3
C4H8N2O2		C4H8N2O4
C4H7NO3		C4H9N3O3