Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-18 00:04:25 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 17:44:01 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0030344
Metabolite Identification
Common Namegamma-Hydroxybutyrate
DescriptionGamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is also known as 4-hydroxybutanoic acid. It is a carboxylic acid with an attached alcohol (hydroxyl) group. GHB can be produced as a result of fermentation, and so is found in small quantities in some beers and wines. (Wikipedia , PMID 15939164 ) In E. coli, 4-hydroxybutanoate can be produced from the reduction of succinate semialdehyde by the enzyme 4-hydroxybutanoate dehydrogenase. (EcoCyc, PMID: 19372223 )
Structure
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
Molecular FormulaC4H8O3
Average Mass104.1045
Monoisotopic Mass104.047344122
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