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Creation Date2016-07-13 19:45:08 UTC
Update Date2016-07-20 20:52:08 UTC
LmdbLMDB00226
Secondary Accession NumbersNone
Metabolite Identification
Common Name4-Hydroxybutyric acid
Description4-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is a precursor and a metabolite of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), it is anticipated that GHB acts as a central nervous. system (CNS)neuromodulator, mediating its effects through GABA and GHB-specific receptors, or by affecting dopamine transmission.(PMID: 16620539 ). Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) occurs naturally in all. mammals, but its function remains unknown. GHB is labeled as an illegal drug in most countries,but also used as a legal drug (Xyrem) in patients with narcolepsy. In high doses, GHB inhibits the CNS, inducing sleep and inhibiting the respiratory drive. In lower doses, its euphoriant effect predominates (PMID: 17658710 ).
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms
ValueSource
3-Carboxypropoxy acidChEBI
4-Hydroxy-butyric acidChEBI
4-Hydroxyalkanoic acidChEBI
4-HydroxybutanoateChEBI
4-Hydroxybutanoic acidChEBI
4-Hydroxycarboxylic acidChEBI
Gamma Hydroxybutyric acidChEBI
gamma-Hydroxybutyric acidChEBI
GHBChEBI
Oxy-N-butyric acidChEBI
XyremChEBI
4-Hydroxy-butyrateGenerator
4-HydroxyalkanoateGenerator
4-HydroxycarboxylateGenerator
g HydroxybutyrateGenerator
g Hydroxybutyric acidGenerator
gamma HydroxybutyrateGenerator
Γ hydroxybutyrateGenerator
Γ hydroxybutyric acidGenerator
g-HydroxybutyrateGenerator
g-Hydroxybutyric acidGenerator
gamma-HydroxybutyrateGenerator
Γ-hydroxybutyrateGenerator
Γ-hydroxybutyric acidGenerator
Oxy-N-butyrateGenerator
4-HydroxybutyrateGenerator
4-Hydroxy-butanoateHMDB
4-Hydroxy-butanoic acidHMDB
4-Hydroxybutyrate sodiumHMDB
4-Hydroxybutyric acid monosodium saltHMDB
gamma-Hydroxy butyrateHMDB
gamma-Hydroxy sodium butyrateHMDB
gamma-Hydroxybutyrate sodiumHMDB
Hydroxybutyric acidHMDB
Chemical FormulaC4H8O3
Average Molecular Weight104.1045
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight104.047344122
IUPAC Name4-hydroxybutanoic acid
Traditional Namegamma hydroxybutyric acid
CAS Registry Number591-81-1
SMILES
OCCCC(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h5H,1-3H2,(H,6,7)
InChI KeySJZRECIVHVDYJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydroxy fatty acids. These are fatty acids in which the chain bears a hydroxyl group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentHydroxy fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Short-chain hydroxy acid
  • Hydroxy fatty acid
  • Straight chain fatty acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary alcohol
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusDetected and Quantified
OriginNot Available
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locationsNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-0.63ALOGPS
logP-0.51ChemAxon
logS0.68ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.44ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-2.4ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area57.53 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count3ChemAxon
Refractivity23.8 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability10.17 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS)splash10-0159-2920000000-131f94186a93d0aa315dSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-0159-2920000000-131f94186a93d0aa315dSpectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0002-0910000000-7240955b6b16291cf793Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0a5c-9000000000-915d32c0dbd6e6d19a55Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00di-9610000000-52e5254f6eba257ad184Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QqQ 10V, positivesplash10-14ii-9400000000-77378d9d837f1823ed37Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 0V, negativesplash10-0udi-0900000000-ca02549abb7c7402b481Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 1V, negativesplash10-0udi-0900000000-942af3cd327a2dd39887Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 1V, negativesplash10-0udi-1900000000-671c45f3bda2eabba3c1Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 1V, negativesplash10-0udi-1900000000-36fabc35679210a4621aSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 1V, negativesplash10-0udi-2900000000-146b4ca6698f6c40d476Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 2V, negativesplash10-0udi-4900000000-32e86ae76401d830a8a1Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 2V, negativesplash10-0udi-8900000000-07fc17585cf5e8d2ba9bSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 3V, negativesplash10-0pbi-9400000000-70777a3c6521e72b59b4Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 7V, negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-cad0cc415c906a783cfcSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 3V, negativesplash10-0zg0-9500000000-9dfcd62aeff3ff1e731dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 3V, negativesplash10-0pb9-9300000000-0e1b3056ef85c0fbe59dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 3V, negativesplash10-0a4i-9200000000-144d4f05dfc0b2dbd827Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 4V, negativesplash10-0a4i-9100000000-5a807248d180fcc738eeSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 5V, negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-aeb70e18a8467ef1b4b1Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 5V, negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-50691ede3dffed6a4afbSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 6V, negativesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-13adfaf490932a7c0fb9Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 7V, negativesplash10-000i-9000000000-3051dc4fe82b4abf5478Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 0V, positivesplash10-0002-0900000000-8f691ae372d6f1d18226Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-000i-9100000000-80636ab7e3cb47d4d58fSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-05n4-9000000000-71899633e269029ab7f9Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-910235f5bc92bcca7469Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0udi-8900000000-5890f0a527dd16d9ac75Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0k9i-9200000000-241210fedf9304168090Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4l-9000000000-21d09118dfcfcb093f8dSpectrum
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-0006-9000000000-d55d971a361b41564681Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Biological Properties
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid Locations and Tissue Locations
  • Feces
  • Plasma
  • Ruminal Fluid
Concentrations
BiofluidStatusValueConditionSpeciesReferenceDetails
FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot ApplicableNot AvailableOvine details
PlasmaDetected but not QuantifiedNot ApplicableNot AvailableOvine details
Ruminal FluidDetected but not QuantifiedNot ApplicableNot AvailableBovine
    • Fozia Saleem, Sou...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified206 +/- 82 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified206 +/- 82 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified217 +/- 22 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified239 +/- 48 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified253 +/- 94 uMNot AvailableBovine
    • Saleem F, Bouatra...
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified206.2 uMNot AvailableBovine details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified216.9 uMNot AvailableBovine details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified239.4 uMNot AvailableBovine details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified253.1 uMNot AvailableBovine details
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB0000710
FooDB IDFDB022196
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc ID4-HYDROXY-BUTYRATE
METLIN ID5678
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkOxybate
Chemspider ID9984
ChEBI ID30830
PubChem Compound ID10413
Kegg Compound IDC01991
YMDB IDNot Available
ECMDB IDECMDB21338
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. LeBeau MA, Montgomery MA, Morris-Kukoski C, Schaff JE, Deakin A, Levine B: A comprehensive study on the variations in urinary concentrations of endogenous gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB). J Anal Toxicol. 2006 Mar;30(2):98-105. [16620539 ]
  2. Kankaanpaa A, Liukkonen R, Ariniemi K: Determination of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and its precursors in blood and urine samples: a salting-out approach. Forensic Sci Int. 2007 Aug 6;170(2-3):133-8. Epub 2007 Jul 20. [17658710 ]