Meprobamate (CED0006766)

Meprobamate is an organic compound with the formula C9H18N2O4 and an average molecular weight of 218.25 g/mol. Meprobamate belongs to the amino acids, peptides, and analogues, a subclass of carboxylic acids and derivatives within the organic compounds. This compound is identified in 40 recorded sources across several categories. Within healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary products, it is used as anxiolytics as well as hypnotics and sedatives. Other recorded sources include drinking water and water supply; food, food processing, and cookware, specifically processing meats, food preservation, and fermentation processes for beer; and building and construction materials such as floors, ceilings, and sunshades awnings or outside screens. It is also found in household cleaning and consumer products, including bleaching agents, ash trays, match receptacles or boxes, other smoking requisites, and non electric simulated smoking devices. Additionally, it is released from electrical and electronic equipment, including amplifiers, antennas, adjustable resistors, communication cables or conductors, and auxiliary devices, among 17 other sources. The recorded route of exposure for this compound is oral. Meprobamate interacts with 18 recorded protein targets. It acts as an inhibitor, positive allosteric modulator, or stimulator of the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1 (GABRA1), gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2 (GABRA2), gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3 (GABRA3), and gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-4 (GABRA4), in addition to 14 other proteins.