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Creation date2015-05-07 19:23:34 UTC
Update date2019-11-26 03:21:47 UTC
Primary IDFDB030502
Secondary Accession NumbersNot Available
Chemical Information
FooDB Name4-hydroxybutanoate
DescriptionGamma hydroxybutyric acid, also known as 4-hydroxybutanoic acid or ghb, is a member of the class of compounds known as hydroxy fatty acids. Hydroxy fatty acids are fatty acids in which the chain bears a hydroxyl group. Gamma hydroxybutyric acid is soluble (in water) and a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Gamma hydroxybutyric acid can be found in a number of food items such as cauliflower, burdock, acorn, and mountain yam, which makes gamma hydroxybutyric acid a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. Gamma hydroxybutyric acid can be found primarily in blood and urine. Gamma hydroxybutyric acid is a drug which is used as a general anesthetic, to treat conditions such as insomnia, clinical depression, narcolepsy, and alcoholism, and to improve athletic performance. At higher doses, GHB may induce nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, agitation, visual disturbances, depressed breathing, amnesia, unconsciousness, and death (DrugBank).
CAS Number591-81-1
Structure
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Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility711 g/LALOGPS
logP-0.6ALOGPS
logP-0.51ChemAxon
logS0.77ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.44ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-2.4ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area60.36 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count3ChemAxon
Refractivity34.64 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability9.73 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Chemical FormulaC4H7O3
IUPAC name4-hydroxybutanoate
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C4H8O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h5H,1-3H2,(H,6,7)/p-1
InChI KeySJZRECIVHVDYJC-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Isomeric SMILESOCCCC([O-])=O
Average Molecular Weight103.0966
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight103.03951909
Classification
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
  • Organic anion
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
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Physico-Chemical Properties
Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental
Spectra
Spectra
EI-MS/GC-MSNot Available
MS/MS
TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0f79-9300000000-c9f15c4e690d7ce0c4832017-07-25View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-000l-9000000000-60d9eb4fee2765103cc62017-07-25View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-2778628ee4808ab8a9a32017-07-25View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0f79-9200000000-c2c3e382f03ed27a420c2017-07-26View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0kgc-9100000000-76b2d87492ff88ac0cd22017-07-26View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4u-9000000000-463520cec00f6f78dfbe2017-07-26View Spectrum
NMRNot Available
ChemSpider IDNot Available
ChEMBL IDNot Available
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
Pubchem Compound IDNot Available
Pubchem Substance IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
Phenol-Explorer IDNot Available
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDNot Available
CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) IDNot Available
EAFUS IDNot Available
Dr. Duke IDNot Available
BIGG IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
HET IDNot Available
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
Flavornet IDNot Available
GoodScent IDNot Available
SuperScent IDNot Available
Wikipedia IDNot Available
Phenol-Explorer Metabolite IDNot Available
Duplicate IDSNot Available
Old DFC IDSNot Available
Associated Foods
FoodContent Range AverageReference
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Biological Effects and Interactions
Health Effects / BioactivitiesNot Available
EnzymesNot Available
PathwaysNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
BiosynthesisNot Available
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Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
General ReferenceNot Available
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