Tybamate

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Tybamate
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Systematic (IUPAC) name
[2-(carbamoyloxymethyl)-2-methylpentyl] N-butylcarbamate
Identifiers
CAS Number 4268-36-4 YesY
ATC code none
PubChem CID 20266
ChemSpider 19092 N
UNII 3875LLL8M8 YesY
KEGG D06260 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C13H26N2O4
Molar mass 274.357 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
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Tybamate (INN; Solacen, Tybatran, Effisax) is an anxiolytic of the carbamate family.[1] It is a prodrug for meprobamate in the same way as the better known drug carisoprodol. It has liver enzyme inducing effects similar to those of phenobarbital but much weaker.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory. Taylor & Francis. January 2000. p. 1077. ISBN 978-3-88763-075-1. 
  2. ^ Segelman FH, Kelton E, Terzi RM, Kucharczyk N, Sofia RD. The comparative potency of phenobarbital and five 1,3-propanediol dicarbamates for hepatic cytochrome P450 induction in rats. Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology. 1985 Jun;48(3):467-70.