Molecular Identity
gamma-aminobutyric acid
4-aminobutanoic acid
PubChem CID: 119
Gamma-aminobutyric acid is a gamma-amino acid that is butanoic acid with the amino substituent located at C-4. It has a role as a neurotransmitter, a signalling molecule, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a monocarboxylic acid and a gamma-amino acid. It is functionally related to a butyric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a gamma-aminobutyrate. It is a tautomer of a gamma-aminobutyric acid zwitterion.
2D Structure
Properties
C4H9NO2
Molecular Formula
103.12
Molecular Weight
g/mol
103.0633
Exact Mass
Da
-3.2
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
63.3
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
2
H-Bond Donors
3
H-Bond Acceptors
62
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: Synonyms(20)
gamma-aminobutyric acidGABA56-12-2Piperidic acidPiperidinic acidAminalonGaballonGamarexGammalonGammasolMielomadeGammarbutanoic acid, 4-amino-Gammalonegamma-Aminobutanoic acid
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