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Primary Accession Number DB00849
Secondary Accession Number
  • APRD00047
Name Methylphenobarbital
Drug Type
  • Approved
  • Small Molecule
Description A barbiturate that is metabolized to phenobarbital. It has been used for similar purposes, especially in epilepsy, but there is no evidence mephobarbital offers any advantage over phenobarbital. [PubChem]
Synonyms
  1. Mephobarbital
  2. Mephobarbitone
  3. Methyl Phenobarbitone
  4. Methylphenobarbitalum [INN-Latin]
  5. Methylphenobarbitonum
  6. Methylphenolbarbital
  7. Methylphenylbarbituric acid
  8. Metilfenobarbital [INN-Spanish]
  9. Metilfenobarbitale [Dcit]
  10. N-Ethylmethylphenylbarbituric acid
  11. N-Methylethylphenylbarbituric acid
  12. N-Methylphenobarbital
  13. N-Methylphenolbarbitol
Brand Names
  1. Enfenemal
  2. Enphenemal
  3. Enphenemalum
  4. Isonal
  5. Mebaral
  6. Meberal
  7. Mebroin
  8. Menta-Bal
  9. Mephytal
  10. Methyl-Calminal
  11. Metylfenemal
  12. Metyna
  13. Morbusan
  14. Phemetone
  15. Phemiton
  16. Phemitone
  17. Phenmiton
  18. Prominal
Brand Mixtures Not Available
Chemical IUPAC Name 5-ethyl-1-methyl-5-phenyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trione
Chemical Formula C13H14N2O3
Chemical Structure Structure
CAS Registry Number 115-38-8
InChI Identifier InChI=1/C13H14N2O3/c1-3-13(9-7-5-4-6-8-9)10(16)14-12(18)15(2)11(13)17/h4-8H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,14,16,18)/f/h14H
InChI Key ALARQZQTBTVLJV-YHMJCDSICC
KEGG Drug D00700 Link Image
KEGG Compound C07829 Link Image
PubChem Compound 8271 Link Image
PubChem Substance 7847765 Link Image
ChEBI ID 6758 Link Image
PharmGKB ID Not Available
HET ID Not Available
GenBank ID Not Available
Drug ID Number [DIN] Not Available
RxList Link http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/mephobarbital.htm Link Image
PDRhealth Link Not Available
Wikipedia Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephobarbital Link Image
FDA Label Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Not Available
Synthesis Reference Not Available
Average Molecular Weight 246.2619
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight 246.1004
State Solid
Melting Point 176 oC
Experimental Water Solubility Slightly soluble Source: PhysProp
Predicted Water Solubility 7.10e-01 mg/mL Calculated using ALOGPS
Experimental LogP/Hydrophobicity 1.84 [HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)] Source: PhysProp
Predicted LogP 1.95 Calculated using ALOGPS
Experimental LogS Not Available
Predicted LogS -2.54 Calculated using ALOGPS
Experimental Caco2 Permeability Not Available
pKa/Isoelectric Point 7.8
Mass Spectrum Not Available
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2D Structure
3D Structure
Experimental PDB ID Not Available
Isomeric SMILES CC[C@@]1(C(=O)NC(=O)N(C)C1=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
Canonical SMILES CCC1(C(=O)NC(=O)N(C)C1=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
Drug Category
  • Anticonvulsants
  • GABA Modulators
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives
ATC Codes
AHFS Codes Not Available
Indication For the relief of anxiety, tension, and apprehension, also used as an anticonvulsant for the treatment of epilepsy.
Pharmacology Methylphenobarbital, a barbiturate, is used in combination with acetaminophen or aspirin and caffeine for its sedative and relaxant effects in the treatment of tension headaches, migraines, and pain. Barbiturates act as nonselective depressants of the central nervous system (CNS), capable of producing all levels of CNS mood alteration from excitation to mild sedation, hypnosis, and deep coma. In sufficiently high therapeutic doses, barbiturates induce anesthesia.
Mechanism of Action Methylphenobarbital binds at a distinct binding site associated with a Cl- ionopore at the GABAA receptor, increasing the duration of time for which the Cl- ionopore is open. The post-synaptic inhibitory effect of GABA in the thalamus is, therefore, prolonged.
Absorption Approximately 50% of an oral dose of mephobarbital is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract.
Toxicity Not Available
Protein Binding 70-76%
Biotransformation Hepatic, primarily by the hepatic microsomal enzyme system. About 75% of a single oral dose of mephobarbital is metabolized to phenobarbital in 24 hours.
Half Life 34 (range 11-67) hours
Dosage Forms
Form Route
Tablet Oral
Patient Information Not Available
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Drug Interactions Not Available
Food Interactions Not Available
Pathways Not Available
General References
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  2. RxList Link Image
Organisms Affected
  • Humans and other mammals
Phase 1 Metabolizing Enzymes
  1. Cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19)
  2. Cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6)
Targets
  1. Gamma-aminobutyric-acid receptor subunit alpha-1
Phase 1 Metabolizing Enzyme 1 [top]
Enzyme 1 Name Cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19)
Enzyme 1 Gene Name CYP2C19
Enzyme 1 SwissProt ID P33261 Link Image
Enzyme 1 SNPs SNPJam Report Link Image
Enzyme 1 Protein Sequence >sp|P33261|CP2CJ_HUMAN Cytochrome P450 2C19 (EC 1.14.13.80) 
MDPFVVLVLCLSCLLLLSIWRQSSGRGKLPPGPTPLPVIGNILQIDIKDVSKSLTNLSKI
YGPVFTLYFGLERMVVLHGYEVVKEALIDLGEEFSGRGHFPLAERANRGFGIVFSNGKRW
KEIRRFSLMTLRNFGMGKRSIEDRVQEEARCLVEELRKTKASPCDPTFILGCAPCNVICS
IIFQKRFDYKDQQFLNLMEKLNENIRIVSTPWIQICNNFPTIIDYFPGTHNKLLKNLAFM
ESDILEKVKEHQESMDINNPRDFIDCFLIKMEKEKQNQQSEFTIENLVITAADLLGAGTE
TTSTTLRYALLLLLKHPEVTAKVQEEIERVVGRNRSPCMQDRGHMPYTDAVVHEVQRYID
LIPTSLPHAVTCDVKFRNYLIPKGTTILTSLTSVLHDNKEFPNPEMFDPRHFLDEGGNFK
KSNYFMPFSAGKRICVGEGLARMELFLFLTFILQNFNLKSLIDPKDLDTTPVVNGFASVP
PFYQLCFIPV
Phase 1 Metabolizing Enzyme 2 [top]
Enzyme 2 Name Cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6)
Enzyme 2 Gene Name CYP2B6
Enzyme 2 SwissProt ID P20813 Link Image
Enzyme 2 SNPs SNPJam Report Link Image
Enzyme 2 Protein Sequence >sp|P20813|CP2B6_HUMAN Cytochrome P450 2B6 (EC 1.14.14.1) 
MELSVLLFLALLTGLLLLLVQRHPNTHDRLPPGPRPLPLLGNLLQMDRRGLLKSFLRFRE
KYGDVFTVHLGPRPVVMLCGVEAIREALVDKAEAFSGRGKIAMVDPFFRGYGVIFANGNR
WKVLRRFSVTTMRDFGMGKRSVEERIQEEAQCLIEELRKSKGALMDPTFLFQSITANIIC
SIVFGKRFHYQDQEFLKMLNLFYQTFSLISSVFGQLFELFSGFLKYFPGAHRQVYKNLQE
INAYIGHSVEKHRETLDPSAPKDLIDTYLLHMEKEKSNAHSEFSHQNLNLNTLSLFFAGT
ETTSTTLRYGFLLMLKYPHVAERVYREIEQVIGPHRPPELHDRAKMPYTEAVIYEIQRFS
DLLPMGVPHIVTQHTSFRGYIIPKDTEVFLILSTALHDPHYFEKPDAFNPDHFLDANGAL
KKTEAFIPFSLGKRICLGEGIARAELFLFFTTILQNFSMASPVAPEDIDLTPQECGVGKI
PPTYQIRFLPR
Drug Target 1 [top]
Target 1 ID 872
Target 1 Name Gamma-aminobutyric-acid receptor subunit alpha-1
Target 1 Synonyms
  1. Gamma-aminobutyric-acid receptor subunit alpha-1 precursor
Target 1 Gene Name GABRA1
Target 1 Protein Sequence >Gamma-aminobutyric-acid receptor subunit alpha-1 precursor 
MRKSPGLSDCLWAWILLLSTLTGRSYGQPSLQDELKDNTTVFTRILDRLLDGYDNRLRPG
LGERVTEVKTDIFVTSFGPVSDHDMEYTIDVFFRQSWKDERLKFKGPMTVLRLNNLMASK
IWTPDTFFHNGKKSVAHNMTMPNKLLRITEDGTLLYTMRLTVRAECPMHLEDFPMDAHAC
PLKFGSYAYTRAEVVYEWTREPARSVVVAEDGSRLNQYDLLGQTVDSGIVQSSTGEYVVM
TTHFHLKRKIGYFVIQTYLPCIMTVILSQVSFWLNRESVPARTVFGVTTVLTMTTLSISA
RNSLPKVAYATAMDWFIAVCYAFVFSALIEFATVNYFTKRGYAWDGKSVVPEKPKKVKDP
LIKKNNTYAPTATSYTPNLARGDPGLATIAKSATIEPKEVKPETKPPEPKKTFNSVSKID
RLSRIAFPLLFGIFNLVYWATYLNREPQLKAPTPHQ
Target 1 Number of Residues 463
Target 1 Molecular Weight 51802
Target 1 Theoretical pI 9.61
Target 1 GO Classification
Function
neurotransmitter receptor activity
transporter activity
ion transporter activity
ion channel activity
ligand-gated ion channel activity
extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity
signal transducer activity
receptor activity
transmembrane receptor activity
GABA receptor activity
GABA-A receptor activity
Process
cellular process
cell communication
signal transduction
cell surface receptor linked signal transduction
G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway
gamma-aminobutyric acid signaling pathway
anion transport
inorganic anion transport
chloride transport
physiological process
cellular physiological process
transport
ion transport
Component
postsynaptic membrane
cell
membrane
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Target 1 General Function Involved in GABA-A receptor activity
Target 1 Specific Function GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain, mediates neuronal inhibition by binding to the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor and opening an integral chloride channel
Target 1 Pathways Not Available
Target 1 Reactions Not Available
Target 1 Pfam Domain Function
Target 1 Signals
  • 1-27
Target 1 Transmembrane Regions
  • 252-273
  • 279-300
  • 313-334
  • 422-443
Target 1 Essentiality Non-Essential
Target 1 GenBank ID Protein 31631 Link Image
Target 1 UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P14867 Link Image
Target 1 UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GBRA1_HUMAN Link Image
Target 1 PDB ID Not Available
Target 1 Cellular Location
  • Membrane
  • multi-pass membrane protein
Target 1 Gene Sequence >1371 bp 
ATGAGGAAAAGTCCAGGTCTGTCTGACTGTCTTTGGGCCTGGATCCTCCTTCTGAGCACA
CTGACTGGAAGAAGCTATGGACAGCCGTCATTACAAGATGAACTTAAAGACAATACCACT
GTCTTCACCAGGATTTTGGACAGACTCCTAGATGGTTATGACAATCGCCTGAGACCAGGA
TTGGGAGAGCGTGTAACCGAAGTGAAGACTGATATCTTCGTCACCAGTTTCGGACCCGTT
TCAGACCATGATATGGAATATACAATAGATGTATTTTTCCGTCAAAGCTGGAAGGATGAA
AGGTTAAAATTTAAAGGACCTATGACAGTCCTCCGGTTAAATAACCTAATGGCAAGTAAA
ATCTGGACTCCGGACACATTTTTCCACAATGGAAAGAAGTCAGTGGCCCACAACATGACC
ATGCCCAACAAACTCCTGCGGATCACAGAGGATGGCACCTTGCTGTACACCATGAGGCTG
ACAGTGAGAGCTGAATGTCCGATGCATTTGGAGGACTTCCCTATGGATGCCCATGCTTGC
CCACTAAAATTTGGAAGTTATGCTTATACAAGAGCAGAAGTTGTTTATGAATGGACCAGA
GAGCCAGCACGCTCAGTGGTTGTAGCAGAAGATGGATCACGTCTAAACCAGTATGACCTT
CTTGGACAAACAGTAGACTCTGGAATTGTCCAGTCAAGTACAGGAGAATATGTTGTTATG
ACCACTCATTTCCACTTGAAGAGAAAGATTGGCTACTTTGTTATTCAAACATACCTGCCA
TGCATAATGACAGTGATTCTCTCACAAGTCTCCTTCTGGCTCAACAGAGAGTCTGTACCA
GCAAGAACTGTCTTTGGAGTAACAACTGTGCTCACCATGACAACATTGAGCATCAGTGCC
AGAAACTCCCTCCCTAAGGTGGCTTATGCAACAGCTATGGATTGGTTTATTGCCGTGTGC
TATGCCTTTGTGTTCTCAGCTCTGATTGAGTTTGCCACAGTAAACTATTTCACTAAGAGA
GGTTATGCATGGGATGGCAAAAGTGTGGTTCCAGAAAAGCCAAAGAAAGTAAAGGATCCT
CTTATTAAGAAAAACAACACTTACGCTCCAACAGCAACCAGCTACACCCCTAATTTGGCC
AGGGGCGACCCGGGCTTAGCCACCATTGCTAAAAGTGCAACCATAGAACCTAAAGAGGTC
AAGCCCGAAACAAAACCACCAGAACCCAAGAAAACCTTTAACAGTGTCAGCAAAATTGAC
CGACTGTCAAGAATAGCCTTCCCGCTGCTATTTGGAATCTTTAACTTAGTCTACTGGGCT
ACGTATTTAAACAGAGAGCCTCAGCTAAAAGCCCCCACACCACATCAATAG
Target 1 GenBank Gene ID
Target 1 GeneCard ID GABRA1 Link Image
Target 1 GenAtlas ID GABRA1 Link Image
Target 1 HGNC ID HGNC:4075 Link Image
Target 1 Chromosome Location 5
Target 1 Locus 5q34-q35
Target 1 SNPs SNPJam Report Link Image
Target 1 General References
  1. Cossette P, Liu L, Brisebois K, Dong H, Lortie A, Vanasse M, Saint-Hilaire JM, Carmant L, Verner A, Lu WY, Wang YT, Rouleau GA: Mutation of GABRA1 in an autosomal dominant form of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Nat Genet. 2002 Jun;31(2):184-9. Epub 2002 May 6. [PubMed Link Image]
  2. Schofield PR, Pritchett DB, Sontheimer H, Kettenmann H, Seeburg PH: Sequence and expression of human GABAA receptor alpha 1 and beta 1 subunits. FEBS Lett. 1989 Feb 27;244(2):361-4. [PubMed Link Image]
  3. Garrett KM, Duman RS, Saito N, Blume AJ, Vitek MP, Tallman JF: Isolation of a cDNA clone for the alpha subunit of the human GABA-A receptor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1988 Oct 31;156(2):1039-45. [PubMed Link Image]
Target 1 Drug References
  1. Imming P, Sinning C, Meyer A: Drugs, their targets and the nature and number of drug targets. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Oct;5(10):821-34. [PubMed Link Image]
  2. Overington JP, Al-Lazikani B, Hopkins AL: How many drug targets are there? Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6. [PubMed Link Image]

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