Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

Preferred Label : Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid;

NCIt synonyms : 4-Aminobutanoic Acid; Piperidic Acid; GABA;

NCIt related terms : .GAMMA.-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

NCIt definition : A naturally occurring neurotransmitter with central nervous system (CNS) inhibitory activity. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), converted from the principal excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate in the brain, plays a role in regulating neuronal excitability by binding to its receptors, GABA-A and GABA-B, and thereby causing ion channel opening, hyperpolarization and eventually inhibition of neurotransmission.;

UNII : 2ACZ6IPC6I;

InChIKey : BTCSSZJGUNDROE-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

CAS number : 56-12-2;

Chemical formula : C4H9NO2;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:16865;

Details

Origin ID

C80523;

UMLS CUI

C0016904;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- 4-Aminobutyric acid [ICD-11 Extension code]
- 4-aminobutyric acid [Substance BNPC]
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid [FMA entity]
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- gamma-Aminobutyric acid [MeSH concept]
- gamma-aminobutyric acid [MeSH Descriptor]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- GABA agents [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- 4-Aminobutyric acid [ICD-11 Extension code]
- 4-aminobutyric acid [Substance BNPC]
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid [FMA entity]
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- gamma-Aminobutyric acid [MeSH concept]
- gamma-aminobutyric acid [MeSH Descriptor]
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- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]

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