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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C4H8O3
Molecular Weight 104.1045
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of OXYBATE

SMILES

OCCCC(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=SJZRECIVHVDYJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h5H,1-3H2,(H,6,7)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C4H8O3
Molecular Weight 104.1045
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Sodium oxybate is the sodium salt of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), an endogenous metabolite of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) a major inhibitory neurotransmitter. Evidence suggests a role for GHB as a neuromodulator/neurotransmitter. Under endogenous conditions and concentrations, and depending on the cell group affected, GHB may increase or decrease neuronal activity by inhibiting the release of neurotransmitters that are co-localised with GHB. After exogenous administration, most of the observed behavioural effects appear to be mediated via the activity of GHB at GABA(B) receptors, as long as the concentration is sufficient to elicit binding, which does not happen at endogenous concentrations. Xyrem (sodium oxybate) oral solution is indicated for the treatment of cataplexy in narcolepsy and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in narcolepsy.

Originator

Sources: Laborit H. (1964) Sodium 4-hydroxybutyrate. J Neuropharmacol 32: 433–452
Curator's Comment: Sodium oxybate (sodium salt of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) was first described as a possible precursor of GABA that could cross the blood-brain barrier [Laborit, 1964]. Further elucidation proved it an endogenous metabolite of GABA [Roth and Giarman, 1969] with a turnover of 0.16% of GABA being converted to GHB [Maitre, 1997] reference retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3382678/

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
100.0 µM [Ki]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
XYREM

Approved Use

XYREM® (sodium oxybate) oral solution is a central nervous system depressant indicated for the treatment of: • Cataplexy in narcolepsy • Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in narcolepsy

Launch Date

1.02677761E12
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
54 μg/mL
25 mg/kg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 25 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
23 μg/mL
25 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 25 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
20 μg/mL
50 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 50 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
23 μg/mL
12.5 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 12.5 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
3122 μg × min/mL
25 mg/kg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 25 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
1271 μg × min/mL
25 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 25 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
1565 μg × min/mL
50 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 50 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
905 μg × min/mL
12.5 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 12.5 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
27 min
25 mg/kg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 25 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
22 min
25 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 25 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
23 min
50 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 50 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
20 min
12.5 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 12.5 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
99%
12.5 mg/kg single, oral
dose: 12.5 mg/kg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone-induced GH release after cocaine withdrawal in cocaine addicts.
1999 Dec
Properties, modifications and applications of biopolyesters.
2001
Procedure of bidirectional selective outbreeding for production of two rat lines differing in sensitivity to the sedative/hypnotic effect of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
2001 Aug
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, gamma-butyrolactone, and 1,4-butanediol.
2001 Aug
Different control of GH secretion by gamma-amino- and gamma-hydroxy-butyric acid in 4-year abstinent alcoholics.
2001 Feb 1
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate overdose and physostigmine: teaching new tricks to an old drug?
2001 Jan
Drug-facilitated date rape.
2001 Jul 10
Multivariate curve resolution of wavelet and Fourier compressed spectra.
2001 Jul 15
[Electrophoresis of biologically active substances in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis].
2001 Jul-Aug
Response to the presence of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in postmortem biological fluids.
2001 Jul-Aug
Improved procedure for the analysis of gamma-hydroxybutyrate and ethylene glycol in whole blood.
2001 Jul-Aug
The Circuit Party Men's Health Survey: findings and implications for gay and bisexual men.
2001 Jun
Metabolic flux in cellulose batch and cellulose-fed continuous cultures of Clostridium cellulolyticum in response to acidic environment.
2001 Jun
[Liquid ecstasy poisoning: study of 22 cases].
2001 Jun 16
[Biochemical parameters predictive of neuronal damage in childhood].
2001 Jun 16-30
The urinary excretion of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in man.
2001 Mar
The content and distribution of troponin I, troponin T, myoglobin, and alpha-hydroxybutyric acid dehydrogenase in the human heart.
2001 May
GHB: an important pharmacologic and clinical update.
2001 May-Aug
Drug dependence studies and regulations: an overview of the past and present.
2001 Nov
Traumatic brain injury after a motor vehicle accident: fact or "fantasy"?
2001 Nov
A contemporaneous finding of fenproporex in a polydrug suicide.
2001 Oct
Application of a convenient extraction procedure to analyze gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in fatalities involving gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-butyrolactone, and 1,4-butanediol.
2001 Oct
gamma-Hydroxybutyrate modulation of glutamate levels in the hippocampus: an in vivo and in vitro study.
2001 Sep
Using the overlapping parts of laboratory test panels to evaluate abnormal results.
2001 Summer
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Initiate dose at 4.5 grams (g) per night administered orally in two equal, divided doses: 2.25 g at bedtime and 2.25 g taken 2.5 to 4 hours later. Titrate to effect in increments of 1.5 g per night at weekly intervals (0.75 g at bedtime and 0.75 g taken 2.5 to 4 hours later). Recommended dose range: 6 g to 9 g per night orally.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Curator's Comment: gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) activates both pre- and postsynaptic GABA(B)-receptors in neocortical neurons participating in fast synaptic transmission, leading to a powerful depression of neocortical network activity.
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Record UNII
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Name Type Language
4-HYDROXYBUTANOIC ACID
Preferred Name English
OXYBATE
Common Name English
GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID [HSDB]
Common Name English
4-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID
Systematic Name English
.GAMMA.-HYDROXYBUTYRATE [MI]
Common Name English
.GAMMA.-HYDROXYBUTYRATE
MI  
Systematic Name English
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
GHB
Common Name English
.GAMMA.-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID
Systematic Name English
GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRATE
Systematic Name English
GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID
HSDB  
Systematic Name English
GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE
WHO-DD  
Systematic Name English
GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID
Systematic Name English
4-HYDROXYBUTYRATE
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
EPA PESTICIDE CODE 621757
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LIVERTOX NBK548588
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Code System Code Type Description
PUBCHEM
10413
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EVMPD
SUB32656
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID2074740
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CHEBI
16724
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RXCUI
2387302
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SMS_ID
100000125890
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WIKIPEDIA
GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID
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CHEBI
30830
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FDA UNII
30IW36W5B2
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DAILYMED
30IW36W5B2
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MESH
C111420
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IUPHAR
4711
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HSDB
6927
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CAS
591-81-1
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MERCK INDEX
m6124
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DRUG BANK
DB01440
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NCI_THESAURUS
C61773
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RXCUI
1546380
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ALTERNATIVE RxNorm
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