RefMet Compound Details

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RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0153263
RefMet namegamma-Aminobutyric acid
Systematic name4-amino-butanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass103.063329 (neutral)
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FormulaC4H9NO2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile1864 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C4H9NO2/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h1-3,5H2,(H,6,7)
InChIKeyBTCSSZJGUNDROE-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC(CC(=O)O)CN
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassAmino FA
Distribution of gamma-Aminobutyric acid in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting gamma-Aminobutyric acid
External Links
Pubchem CID119
LIPID MAPSLMFA01100039
ChEBI ID16865
KEGG IDC00334
HMDB IDHMDB0000112
Chemspider ID116
MetaCyc ID4-AMINO-BUTYRATE
Spectral data for gamma-Aminobutyric acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving gamma-Aminobutyric acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R00261 L-Glutamate <=> 4-Aminobutanoate + CO2L-glutamate 1-carboxy-lyase (4-aminobutanoate-forming)
R01648 4-Aminobutanoate + 2-Oxoglutarate <=> Succinate semialdehyde + L-Glutamate4-aminobutanoate:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
R01986 4-Aminobutyraldehyde + NADP+ + H2O <=> 4-Aminobutanoate + NADPH + H+4-Aminobutyraldehyde:NAD+ oxidoreductase
R01989 L-Arginine + 4-Aminobutanoate <=> L-Ornithine + 4-GuanidinobutanoateL-Arginine:4-aminobutanoate amidinotransferase
R01990 4-Guanidinobutanoate + H2O <=> 4-Aminobutanoate + Urea4-Guanidinobutanoate amidinohydrolase
R01991 ATP + L-Histidine + 4-Aminobutanoate <=> ADP + Orthophosphate + HomocarnosineL-histidine:4-aminobutanoate ligase (ADP-forming)
R01992 Homocarnosine + H2O <=> 4-Aminobutanoate + L-Histidinealpha-Aminobutyryl histidine hydrolase
R02549 4-Aminobutyraldehyde + NAD+ + H2O <=> 4-Aminobutanoate + NADH + H+4-aminobutanal:NAD+ 1-oxidoreductase
R10178 4-Aminobutanoate + Pyruvate <=> Succinate semialdehyde + L-Alanine4-aminobutanoate:pyruvate aminotransferase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing gamma-Aminobutyric acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00330 Arginine and proline metabolism 5
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 4
hsa00250 Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism 2
hsa00650 Butanoate metabolism 2
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