- γ-aminobutyric acid
- 4-Aminobutyric acid; a constituent of the central nervous system; quantitatively the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter. Used in the treatment of a number of disorders ( e.g., epilepsy).
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γ-aminobutyric acid
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid — Chembox new ImageFile=Gamma Aminobuttersäure gamma aminobutyric acid.svg ImageSize=230 ImageFile2=GABA3d.png IUPACName=4 aminobutanoic acid OtherNames= Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo=56 12 2 PubChem=119 ChemSpiderID = 116 SMILES=C(CC(=O)O)CN … Wikipedia
Alpha-Aminobutyric acid — (AABA) is an isomer of the amino acid aminobutyric acid with chemical formula C4H9NO2. There is also gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) and beta aminobutyric acid.It is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of ophthalmic acid or ophthalmate, which… … Wikipedia
gamma-aminobutyric acid — var of GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID gam·ma ami·no·bu·tyr·ic acid also gamma ami·no·bu·tyr·ic acid .gam ə ə .mē (.)nō byü .tir ik , .gam ə .am ə (.)nō n an amino acid C4H9NO2 that is a neurotransmitter that induces inhibition of postsynaptic neurons… … Medical dictionary
γ-aminobutyric acid — γ ami·no·bu·tyr·ic ac·id (GABA) (ə me″no bu tērґik) an ω amino acid formed in the metabolism of L glutamic acid; it is the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain but is also found in several extraneural… … Medical dictionary
gamma-aminobutyric acid — ¦gamə.ə¦mē(ˌ)nō, mə¦amə̇(ˌ)nōˌ… noun also γ aminobutyric acid Etymology: gamma (II) + amin + butyric acid : an amino acid C4H9NO2 that is a neurotransmitter that induces inhibition of postsynaptic neurons abbreviation GABA … Useful english dictionary
γ-aminobutyric acid — noun see gamma aminobutyric acid … Useful english dictionary
δ-aminobutyric acid amino transferase — An enzyme catalyzing the reversible transfer of an amino group from δ aminobutyric acid to 2 oxoglutarate, thus forming a l glutamic acid and succinate semialdehyde. An important step in the catabolism of δ aminobutyric acid … Medical dictionary
gamma aminobutyric acid — noun an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter • Syn: ↑GABA • Hypernyms: ↑amino acid, ↑aminoalkanoic acid, ↑neurotransmitter … Useful english dictionary
gamma aminobutyric acid — n. amino acid found in the central nervous system; amino acid that acts as suppressive neurotransmitter, GABA … English contemporary dictionary
gamma-aminobutyric acid — noun Date: 1957 an amino acid C4H9NO2 that is a neurotransmitter which induces inhibition of postsynaptic neurons … New Collegiate Dictionary
