metharbital
Trade name: gemonil
Small moleculeapproved
Methbarbital is a barbiturate anticonvulsant, discovered by Merck in 1905. It was introduced to market for treatment of epolepsy by Abbott in 1952, and discontinued in 1990. — NCATS
Clinical trial activity
0 trials · 0 clinical orgs · 2 marketing orgs
Phase 1
0
Phase 2
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Phase 3
0
Phase 4
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Timeline
Indications
Approved for
Mechanism of action
- GABA-A receptor; anion channelPOSITIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATOR
GABA-A receptor; anion channel positive allosteric modulator
Barbiturate site
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1 (GABRA1) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-2 (GABRB2) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-2 (GABRG2) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-3 (GABRB3) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4 (GABRA4) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-3 (GABRG3) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit theta (GABRQ) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3 (GABRA3) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit pi (GABRP) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit delta (GABRD) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-1 (GABRG1) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-1 (GABRB1) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit epsilon (GABRE) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2 (GABRA2) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-5 (GABRA5) ↗
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6 (GABRA6) ↗
- GABA receptor alpha-1 subunit
- GABA receptor beta-2 subunit
- GABA receptor alpha-4 subunit
- GABA receptor delta subunit
- GABA receptor alpha-5 subunit
- GABA receptor alpha-6 subunit
- GABA receptor beta-3 subunit
- GABA receptor alpha-3 subunit
- GABA receptor alpha-2 subunit
- GABA-A receptor; GABA-A site (alpha1/beta2 interface)
- GABA-A receptor; alpha-3/beta-3/gamma-2
- GABA-A receptor; alpha-1/beta-3/gamma-2
- GABA-A receptor; alpha-5/beta-3/gamma-2
- GABA-A receptor; alpha-2/beta-3/gamma-2
- GABA-A receptor; alpha-1/beta-2/gamma-2
- GABA-A receptor; alpha-6/beta-3/gamma-2
- GABA-A receptor; benzodiazepine site
- GABA-A receptor; agonist GABA site
- GABA A receptor alpha-2/beta-2/gamma-2
- GABA A receptor alpha-3/beta-2/gamma-2
- GABA A receptor alpha-6/beta-2/gamma-2
- GABA A receptor alpha-1/beta-1/gamma-2
- GABA A receptor alpha-4/beta-3/gamma-2
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4/beta3/delta
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1/ beta-1
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2/beta-2
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3/ beta-2
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3/ beta-3/gamma-3
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3/beta-3
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3/beta-3/theta
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-5/beta-2
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-5/beta-3/gamma-3
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-6/beta-3
- GABA-A receptor alpha-1/beta-3
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1/beta-2/delta
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4/beta-2/delta
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-1/beta-2
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-5/beta-3
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2/beta-3
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1/alpha-2/beta-2/gamma-2
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1/gamma-2
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4/beta-2/gamma-2
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4/beta-1/delta
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-5/beta-2/gamma-2
- GABA receptor beta-1 subunit
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2/beta-1/gamma-2
Approval history
- approved—
Chemistry & pharmacology
Loading structure…
SMILES
CCOC(=O)C1=C(COCCN)NC(C)=C(C(=O)OC)[C@@H]1c1ccccc1Cl- Mol. weight
- 408.88 g/mol
- Lipinski Ro5
- Pass
- Rule of 3
- No
- Chirality
- Single Stereoisomer
- Inorganic
- No
- Polymer
- No
- Delivery
- Oral
- Availability
- Discontinued
Oral
Yes
Parenteral
No
Topical
No
Sources
- ChEMBLCHEMBL2111097 ↗
- WikipediaMetharbital ↗
- NCATS02OS7K758T ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL450 ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL2107350 ↗
Also known as
- 2,4,6(1h,3h,5h)-pyrimidinetrione, 5,5-diethyl-1-methyl-
- endiemal
- endiemal
- endiemal
- gemonil
- gemonil
- gemonil
- metabarbital
- metarbital
- metarbital
- methabarbitone
- metharbital
- metharbital
- metharbital
- metharbital
- metharbital
- metharbital
- metharbital
- metharbital
- metharbital
- metharbital
- metharbitalum
- metharbitalum
- metharbitone
- metharbitone
- methobarbitone
- methylbarbital
- n-methylbarbital