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  <version>2.0</version>
  <creation_date>2012-07-30 14:55:21 -0600</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-06-03 17:21:11 -0600</update_date>
  <accession>ECMDB21338</accession>
  <m2m_id>M2MDB001738</m2m_id>
  <name>gamma-Hydroxybutyrate</name>
  <description>Gamma-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)</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>&amp;gamma;-hydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>&amp;gamma;-hydroxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>3-Carboxypropoxy acid</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxy-Butanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxy-Butanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxy-butyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxy-butyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxybutanoate</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxybutanoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxybutyrate monosodium salt</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxybutyrate sodium</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxybutyric acid monosodium salt</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Hydroxybutyric acid sodium</synonym>
    <synonym>4-OH-but</synonym>
    <synonym>g Hydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>g Hydroxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>g-Hydroxy butyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>g-Hydroxy butyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>g-Hydroxy sodium butyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>g-Hydroxy sodium butyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>G-Hydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>g-Hydroxybutyrate sodium</synonym>
    <synonym>G-Hydroxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>g-Hydroxybutyric acid sodium</synonym>
    <synonym>Gamma Hydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Gamma-Hydroxy butyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Gamma-Hydroxy butyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Gamma-Hydroxy sodium butyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Gamma-Hydroxy sodium butyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate sodium</synonym>
    <synonym>Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid sodium</synonym>
    <synonym>GHB</synonym>
    <synonym>Hydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Hydroxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Juice</synonym>
    <synonym>Liquid Ecstasy</synonym>
    <synonym>Monosodium salt</synonym>
    <synonym>Oxy-N-butyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Oxy-N-butyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Oxybate sodium</synonym>
    <synonym>Oxybic acid sodium</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium g-hydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium g-hydroxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium g-oxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium g-oxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium gamma-hydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium gamma-hydroxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium gamma-oxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium gamma-oxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium oxybate</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium oxybic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium γ-hydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium γ-hydroxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium γ-oxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>Sodium γ-oxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Xyrem</synonym>
    <synonym>γ Hydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>γ Hydroxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>γ-Hydroxy butyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>γ-Hydroxy butyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>γ-Hydroxy sodium butyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>γ-Hydroxy sodium butyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>γ-Hydroxybutyrate</synonym>
    <synonym>γ-Hydroxybutyrate sodium</synonym>
    <synonym>γ-Hydroxybutyric acid</synonym>
    <synonym>γ-Hydroxybutyric acid sodium</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C4H8O3</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>104.1045</average_molecular_weight>
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  <iupac_name>4-hydroxybutanoic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>gamma hydroxybutyric acid</traditional_iupac>
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  <smiles>OCCCC(O)=O</smiles>
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  <wikipidia>Gamma-hydroxybutyrate</wikipidia>
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  <general_references>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Saito, N., Robert, M., Kochi, H., Matsuo, G., Kakazu, Y., Soga, T., Tomita, M. (2009). "Metabolite profiling reveals YihU as a novel hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase for alternative succinic semialdehyde metabolism in Escherichia coli." J Biol Chem 284:16442-16451.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>19372223</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Elliott, S., Burgess, V. (2005). "The presence of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) in alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages." Forensic Sci Int 151:289-292.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>15939164</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Brown GK, Cromby CH, Manning NJ, Pollitt RJ: Urinary organic acids in succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency: evidence of alpha-oxidation of 4-hydroxybutyric acid, interaction of succinic semialdehyde with pyruvate dehydrogenase and possible secondary inhibition of mitochondrial beta-oxidation. J Inherit Metab Dis. 1987;10(4):367-75.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>3126356</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Gibson KM, Baumann C, Ogier H, Rossier E, Vollmer B, Jakobs C: Pre- and postnatal diagnosis of succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency using enzyme and metabolite assays. J Inherit Metab Dis. 1994;17(6):732-7.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>7707697</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Gibson KM, Aramaki S, Sweetman L, Nyhan WL, DeVivo DC, Hodson AK, Jakobs C: Stable isotope dilution analysis of 4-hydroxybutyric acid: an accurate method for quantification in physiological fluids and the prenatal diagnosis of 4-hydroxybutyric aciduria. Biomed Environ Mass Spectrom. 1990 Feb;19(2):89-93.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>2407302</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Shinka T, Inoue Y, Ohse M, Ito A, Ohfu M, Hirose S, Kuhara T: Rapid and sensitive detection of urinary 4-hydroxybutyric acid and its related compounds by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in a patient with succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2002 Aug 25;776(1):57-63.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>12127325</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Ergezinger K, Jeschke R, Frauendienst-Egger G, Korall H, Gibson KM, Schuster VH: Monitoring of 4-hydroxybutyric acid levels in body fluids during vigabatrin treatment in succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency. Ann Neurol. 2003 Nov;54(5):686-9.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>14595661</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>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.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>16620539</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>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.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>17658710</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
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  <reactions>
    <reaction_text>Hydrogen ion + NADH + Succinic acid semialdehyde &lt;&gt; gamma-Hydroxybutyrate + NAD</reaction_text>
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    <ecocyc_id>4-HYDROXYBUTYRATE-DEHYDROGENASE-RXN</ecocyc_id>
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    <reaction_text>NAD + gamma-Hydroxybutyrate &lt;&gt; Hydrogen ion + NADH + Succinic acid semialdehyde</reaction_text>
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