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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C9H14N2O3
Molecular Weight 198.2191
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of METHARBITAL

SMILES

CCC1(CC)C(=O)NC(=O)N(C)C1=O

InChI

InChIKey=FWJKNZONDWOGMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C9H14N2O3/c1-4-9(5-2)6(12)10-8(14)11(3)7(9)13/h4-5H2,1-3H3,(H,10,12,14)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C9H14N2O3
Molecular Weight 198.2191
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Methbarbital is a barbiturate anticonvulsant, discovered by Merck in 1905. It was introduced to market for treatment of epolepsy by Abbott in 1952, and discontinued in 1990.

Originator

Curator's Comment: # Merck

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
10.0 µM [IC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
GEMONIL

Approved Use

Long-acting barbiturate that is demethylated to barbital in the liver; has broad-spectrum anticonvulsant action, but used mainly to treat myoclonic spasms in infants.
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer




Drug as perpetrator​
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Evaluation of pyridine-3-carboxylic acid as a drug carrier by utilizing multivariate methods, structure property correlations, and pattern recognition techniques.
2004
A categorical structure-activity relationship analysis of the developmental toxicity of antithyroid drugs.
2009
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

Metharbital is administered orally. Effective dose, causing a reduction in seizure score by 225, is 110 mg.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
The binding of [3H]DHP (dihydropicrotoainin) to rat brain membrane fragments was measured by a centrifugation assay. Assay condition involved incubating 1-3 mg of protein at 0° for 15 min with 63 nM [3H]DHP with or without a given concentration of barbiturate in a total incubation medium of 2 ml. Following incubation, the vials were centrifuged, supernatant discarded, pellets rapidly rinsed, solubilized and prepared for counting as previously described (26) . Specific binding was obtained by subtracting from the total radioactivity in the pellet the background, i .e . the amount not displaced by high concentrations (0.1 mM) of unlabeled DHP. Metharbital inhibits binding of [3H]DHP to GABAA receptor with IC50 of 10 uM.
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
METHARBITAL
INN   JAN   MART.   MI   ORANGE BOOK   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
metharbital [INN]
Common Name English
2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-PYRIMIDINETRIONE, 5,5-DIETHYL-1-METHYL-
Systematic Name English
NSC-27156
Code English
METHARBITONE
Brand Name English
METHARBITAL [MART.]
Common Name English
5,5-Diethyl-1-methylbarbituric acid
Systematic Name English
Metharbital [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
METHARBITAL [VANDF]
Common Name English
METHARBITAL CIII
USP-RS  
Common Name English
METHARBITAL [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
METHARBITAL [JAN]
Common Name English
GEMONIL
Brand Name English
METHARBITAL [MI]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C67084
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WHO-VATC QN03AA30
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WHO-ATC N03AA30
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Code System Code Type Description
WIKIPEDIA
METHARBITAL
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MESH
C084822
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MERCK INDEX
m7303
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SMS_ID
100000081209
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IUPHAR
7230
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RXCUI
6825
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID6023280
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INN
2
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
200-011-2
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DRUG CENTRAL
1740
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DRUG BANK
DB00463
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FDA UNII
02OS7K758T
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CAS
50-11-3
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL450
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PUBCHEM
4099
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NCI_THESAURUS
C66113
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EVMPD
SUB08841MIG
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NSC
27156
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