Muscimol
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Identification
- Generic Name
- Muscimol
- DrugBank Accession Number
- DB12458
- Background
Muscimol has been used in trials studying the treatment of Epilepsy and Parkinson's Disease.
- Type
- Small Molecule
- Groups
- Investigational
- Structure
- Weight
- Average: 114.1026
Monoisotopic: 114.042927446 - Chemical Formula
- C4H6N2O2
- Synonyms
- 5-(aminomethyl)-3(2H)-isoxazolone
- External IDs
- NSC-333569
Pharmacology
- Indication
Not Available
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- Pharmacodynamics
Not Available
- Mechanism of action
Target Actions Organism UGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1 Not Available Humans UGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-3 Not Available Humans UGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-2 Not Available Humans - Absorption
Not Available
- Volume of distribution
Not Available
- Protein binding
Not Available
- Metabolism
- Not Available
- Route of elimination
Not Available
- Half-life
Not Available
- Clearance
Not Available
- Adverse Effects
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- Toxicity
Not Available
- Pathways
- Not Available
- Pharmacogenomic Effects/ADRs
- Not Available
Interactions
- Drug Interactions
- This information should not be interpreted without the help of a healthcare provider. If you believe you are experiencing an interaction, contact a healthcare provider immediately. The absence of an interaction does not necessarily mean no interactions exist.Not Available
- Food Interactions
- Not Available
Products
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- Product Ingredients
Ingredient UNII CAS InChI Key Muscimol hydrobromide GZZ5MBX4M3 18174-72-6 OPZOJWHOZRKYQX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Categories
- Drug Categories
- Chemical TaxonomyProvided by Classyfire
- Description
- This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as aralkylamines. These are alkylamines in which the alkyl group is substituted at one carbon atom by an aromatic hydrocarbyl group.
- Kingdom
- Organic compounds
- Super Class
- Organic nitrogen compounds
- Class
- Organonitrogen compounds
- Sub Class
- Amines
- Direct Parent
- Aralkylamines
- Alternative Parents
- Isoxazoles / Heteroaromatic compounds / Lactams / Oxacyclic compounds / Azacyclic compounds / Organopnictogen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Organic oxides / Monoalkylamines / Hydrocarbon derivatives
- Substituents
- Aralkylamine / Aromatic heteromonocyclic compound / Azacycle / Azole / Heteroaromatic compound / Hydrocarbon derivative / Isoxazole / Lactam / Organic oxide / Organic oxygen compound
- Molecular Framework
- Aromatic heteromonocyclic compounds
- External Descriptors
- alkaloid, primary amino compound, isoxazoles (CHEBI:7035) / Alkaloids (C08311)
- Affected organisms
- Not Available
Chemical Identifiers
- UNII
- D5M179TY2E
- CAS number
- 2763-96-4
- InChI Key
- ZJQHPWUVQPJPQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C4H6N2O2/c5-2-3-1-4(7)6-8-3/h1H,2,5H2,(H,6,7)
- IUPAC Name
- 5-(aminomethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-3-one
- SMILES
- NCC1=CC(=O)NO1
References
- General References
- Not Available
- External Links
- KEGG Compound
- C08311
- PubChem Compound
- 4266
- PubChem Substance
- 347828698
- ChemSpider
- 4116
- BindingDB
- 23183
- ChEBI
- 7035
- ChEMBL
- CHEMBL273481
- ZINC
- ZINC000022064260
- Wikipedia
- Muscimol
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
Phase Status Purpose Conditions Count 1 Terminated Treatment Epilepsies 1 1 Withdrawn Treatment Parkinson's Disease (PD) 1
Pharmacoeconomics
- Manufacturers
- Not Available
- Packagers
- Not Available
- Dosage Forms
- Not Available
- Prices
- Not Available
- Patents
- Not Available
Properties
- State
- Not Available
- Experimental Properties
- Not Available
- Predicted Properties
Property Value Source Water Solubility 303.0 mg/mL ALOGPS logP -1.6 ALOGPS logP -2.2 Chemaxon logS 0.42 ALOGPS pKa (Strongest Acidic) 5.86 Chemaxon pKa (Strongest Basic) 8.97 Chemaxon Physiological Charge 0 Chemaxon Hydrogen Acceptor Count 3 Chemaxon Hydrogen Donor Count 2 Chemaxon Polar Surface Area 64.35 Å2 Chemaxon Rotatable Bond Count 1 Chemaxon Refractivity 28.1 m3·mol-1 Chemaxon Polarizability 10.4 Å3 Chemaxon Number of Rings 1 Chemaxon Bioavailability 1 Chemaxon Rule of Five Yes Chemaxon Ghose Filter No Chemaxon Veber's Rule No Chemaxon MDDR-like Rule No Chemaxon - Predicted ADMET Features
- Not Available
Spectra
- Mass Spec (NIST)
- Not Available
- Spectra
Targets

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- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
- Specific Function
- Component of the heteropentameric receptor for GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain. Functions also as histamine receptor and mediates cellular responses to histamine...
- Gene Name
- GABRA1
- Uniprot ID
- P14867
- Uniprot Name
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1
- Molecular Weight
- 51801.395 Da
References
- Stewart DS, Savechenkov PY, Dostalova Z, Chiara DC, Ge R, Raines DE, Cohen JB, Forman SA, Bruzik KS, Miller KW: p-(4-Azipentyl)propofol: a potent photoreactive general anesthetic derivative of propofol. J Med Chem. 2011 Dec 8;54(23):8124-35. doi: 10.1021/jm200943f. Epub 2011 Nov 10. [Article]
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Gaba-gated chloride ion channel activity
- Specific Function
- Component of the heteropentameric receptor for GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain. Functions also as histamine receptor and mediates cellular responses to histamine...
- Gene Name
- GABRB3
- Uniprot ID
- P28472
- Uniprot Name
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-3
- Molecular Weight
- 54115.04 Da
References
- Stewart DS, Savechenkov PY, Dostalova Z, Chiara DC, Ge R, Raines DE, Cohen JB, Forman SA, Bruzik KS, Miller KW: p-(4-Azipentyl)propofol: a potent photoreactive general anesthetic derivative of propofol. J Med Chem. 2011 Dec 8;54(23):8124-35. doi: 10.1021/jm200943f. Epub 2011 Nov 10. [Article]
- Kind
- Protein
- Organism
- Humans
- Pharmacological action
- Unknown
- General Function
- Inhibitory extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
- Specific Function
- Component of the heteropentameric receptor for GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain. Functions also as histamine receptor and mediates cellular responses to histamine...
- Gene Name
- GABRG2
- Uniprot ID
- P18507
- Uniprot Name
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-2
- Molecular Weight
- 54161.78 Da
References
- Stewart DS, Savechenkov PY, Dostalova Z, Chiara DC, Ge R, Raines DE, Cohen JB, Forman SA, Bruzik KS, Miller KW: p-(4-Azipentyl)propofol: a potent photoreactive general anesthetic derivative of propofol. J Med Chem. 2011 Dec 8;54(23):8124-35. doi: 10.1021/jm200943f. Epub 2011 Nov 10. [Article]
Drug created at October 20, 2016 22:28 / Updated at June 24, 2022 17:03