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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula 2C4H7O3.Ca.H2O
Molecular Weight 264.286
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of Calcium Oxybate Monohydrate

SMILES

O.[Ca++].OCCCC([O-])=O.OCCCC([O-])=O

InChI

InChIKey=BFBCVVOZKQROHM-UHFFFAOYSA-L
InChI=1S/2C4H8O3.Ca.H2O/c2*5-3-1-2-4(6)7;;/h2*5H,1-3H2,(H,6,7);;1H2/q;;+2;/p-2

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula Ca
Molecular Weight 40.078
Charge 2
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C4H7O3
Molecular Weight 103.0966
Charge -1
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula H2O
Molecular Weight 18.0153
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
Evidence for a G protein-coupled gamma-hydroxybutyric acid receptor.
2000 Nov
Preparation and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) microspheres for the sustained release of 5-fluorouracil.
2001
New developments in the pharmacotherapy of alcohol dependence.
2001
Properties, modifications and applications of biopolyesters.
2001
The many faces of ecstasy.
2001 Apr
Alteration of GLUR2 expression in the rat brain following absence seizures induced by gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
2001 Apr
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and gamma butyrolactone (GBL) withdrawal: five case studies.
2001 Apr-Jun
Long-term therapy using GHB (sodium gamma hydroxybutyrate) for treatment-resistant chronic alcoholics.
2001 Apr-Jun
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, gamma-butyrolactone, and 1,4-butanediol.
2001 Aug
Binding characteristics of the gamma-hydroxybutyric acid receptor antagonist [(3)H](2E)-(5-hydroxy-5,7,8,9-tetrahydro-6H-benzo[a][7]annulen-6-ylidene) ethanoic acid in the rat brain.
2001 Dec
Lack of genetic differentiation among widely spaced subpopulations of a butterfly with home range behaviour.
2001 Feb
First derivative spectrophotometric, TLC-densitometric, and HPLC determination of acebutolol HCL in presence of its acid-induced degradation product.
2001 Feb
Different control of GH secretion by gamma-amino- and gamma-hydroxy-butyric acid in 4-year abstinent alcoholics.
2001 Feb 1
A model of atypical absence seizures: EEG, pharmacology, and developmental characterization.
2001 Feb 13
[Drugs and drug abusers].
2001 Feb 17
Dansylation of hydroxyl and carboxylic acid functional groups.
2001 Feb 26
Perturbation of rat renal tubule transport of the organic cation amantadine in recent onset streptozotocin-induced diabetes and in uninephrectomy.
2001 Jan
Expression of a glutamate decarboxylase homologue is required for normal oxidative stress tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
2001 Jan 5
A case of withdrawal from the GHB precursors gamma-butyrolactone and 1,4-butanediol.
2001 Jul
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
GHB: a new and novel drug of abuse.
2001 Jun 1
Dopaminergic changes in human brain following acute exposure to gamma-hydroxybutyrate.
2001 Jun 12
Effect of storage temperature on endogenous GHB levels in urine.
2001 Jun 15
[Liquid ecstasy poisoning: study of 22 cases].
2001 Jun 16
GHB: its use and misuse.
2001 Mar
The first case of 4-hydroxybutyric aciduria in Japan.
2001 Mar
Assessment of coronary reperfusion in patients with myocardial infarction using fatty acid binding protein concentrations in plasma.
2001 Mar
Development and validation of a high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in rat plasma.
2001 Mar 5
Lack of efficacy of benzodiazepines in treating gamma-hydroxybutyrate withdrawal.
2001 May
Determination of gamma-hydroxybutyrate in water and human urine by solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography/quadrupole ion trap spectrometry.
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
Effects of endogenous neurotransmitters on the in vivo binding of dopamine and 5-HT radiotracers in mice.
2001 Nov
[Autotrophic synthesis of polyalkanoates by Alcaligenes eutrophus in presence of carbon monoxide].
2001 Nov-Dec
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
GC-MS determination of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in blood.
2001 Oct 15
Elevation of AKR7A2 (succinic semialdehyde reductase) in neurodegenerative disease.
2001 Oct 19
[GHB--dangerous, addictive and uncontrollable "party drug"].
2001 Sep 19
Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid: patterns of use, effects and withdrawal.
2001 Summer
Comonomer unit composition and thermal properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate)s biosynthesized by Ralstonia eutropha.
2001 Winter
Huntingtin is present in the nucleus, interacts with the transcriptional corepressor C-terminal binding protein, and represses transcription.
2002 Mar 1
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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Name Type Language
Calcium Oxybate Monohydrate
Common Name English
Butanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, calcium salt, hydrate (2:1:1)
Systematic Name English
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164512924
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2425612-41-3
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