γ-hydroxybutyric acid

Ligand id: 4711

Name: γ-hydroxybutyric acid

Abbreviated name: GHB

Structure and Physico-chemical Properties

2D Structure
Calculated Physico-chemical Properties
Hydrogen bond acceptors 3
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 3
Topological polar surface area 57.53
Molecular weight 104.05
XLogP -0.6
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0

Molecular properties generated using the CDK
Classification
Compound class Metabolite or derivative
Approved drug? Yes (source: FDA (2002))
IUPAC Name
4-hydroxybutanoic acid
Synonyms
γ-hydroxybutyrate
Alcover®
WY-3478
Xyrem®
Database Links
CAS Registry No. 591-81-1
ChEMBL Ligand CHEMBL1342
DrugBank Ligand DB01440
PubChem CID 10413
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey SJZRECIVHVDYJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone SJZRECIVHVDYJC
Wikipedia Gamma-Hydroxybutyric_acid, Sodium oxybate
Comments
The approved form of this compound is sodium oxybate. γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is an active metabolite of sodium oxybate.