O lenei acid crystalline colorless ua lautele faaaogaina i synthesis faatulagaina ma galuega tauave e pei o se hormone laau. E maua mai i le metabolism o salicin. I le faaopoopo i le auauna atu o se metabolite toaaga taua o aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), lea e galue i se vaega o se prodrug i acid salicylic, atonu e sili ona lauiloa mo lona faaaogaina o se vaega autu i oloa aneti-acne.
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