Preferred Name

Sodium Phenylbutyrate
Synonyms
Definitions

The sodium salt of phenylbutyrate, a derivative of the short-chain fatty acid butyrate, with potential antineoplastic activity. Phenylbutyrate reversibly inhibits class I and II histone deacetylases (HDACs), which may result in a global increase in gene expression, decreased cellular proliferation, increased cell differentiation, and the induction of apoptosis in susceptible tumor cell populations.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C1440

Accepted_Therapeutic_Use_For

Adjunctive therapy for urea cycle disorders involving deficiencies of carbamoylphosphate synthetase; ornithine transcarbamylase; or argininosuccinic acid synthetase; S-S and S-C sickle cell disease; S-thalassemia hemoglobinopathy

ALT_DEFINITION

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called differentiating agents.

CAS_Registry

1716-12-7

Chemical_Formula

C10H11O2.Na

code

C1440

Contributing_Source

CTRP

FDA

definition

The sodium salt of phenylbutyrate, a derivative of the short-chain fatty acid butyrate, with potential antineoplastic activity. Phenylbutyrate reversibly inhibits class I and II histone deacetylases (HDACs), which may result in a global increase in gene expression, decreased cellular proliferation, increased cell differentiation, and the induction of apoptosis in susceptible tumor cell populations.

Display_Name

Sodium Phenylbutyrate

FDA_UNII_Code

NT6K61736T

Has_Target

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C16682

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C63923

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C177537

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C176424

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C116977

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C116978

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C128784

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C157711

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C157712

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C1909

label

Sodium Phenylbutyrate

Legacy Concept Name

_4-Phenylbutyrate

Maps_To

Sodium Phenylbutyrate

NCI_Drug_Dictionary_ID

536018

NSC Number

657802

PDQ_Closed_Trial_Search_ID

536018

PDQ_Open_Trial_Search_ID

536018

Preferred_Name

Sodium Phenylbutyrate

prefixIRI

NCIT:C1440

prefLabel

Sodium Phenylbutyrate

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0718066

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C1946

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C492

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