γ-Aminobutyric acid
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| γ-Aminobutyric acid hydrochloride | |
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| Molecular mass | 103.12 g/mol [1] |
| Melting point | 203 °C [1] |
| Solubility | 1300.0 mg/mL [1] |
| Predicted LogP | -3.2 [1] |
| Structural Identifiers [] | |
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| Molecular formula | C4H9NO2 [1] |
| IUPAC name | 4-aminobutanoic acid [1] |
| SMILES | C(CC(=O)O)CN [1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C4H9NO2/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h1-3,5H2,(H,6,7) [1] |
| InChIKey | BTCSSZJGUNDROE-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1] |
γ-Aminobutyric acid (also known as γ-Aminobutyric Acid, GABA, Piperidic acid, Piperidinic acid, Aminalon, Gaballon, Gamarex, γlon, γsol or Mielomade) is a
Chemistry
Salts []
γ-Aminobutyric acid is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride salt.
Stereochemistry []
γ-Aminobutyric acid is a achiral mixture.
Pharmacology
ATC Classification
In the nervous system (N) γ-aminobutyric acid acts as a aminobutyric acid (N03AG03), antiepileptic (N03), antiepileptic (N03A) and fatty acid derivative (N03AG).[1]Subjective effects []
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Experience reports
Erowid
There are currently 13 experience reports involving γ-aminobutyric acid on Erowid: []
- "Sublingual, Vaporised and Insufflated" by Blue skies
- "Twilight Dreaming" by Zeotti
- "No Buzz, No Hangover, Just a Perfect World" by Agency
- "Weird Side Effects Rush of Hormones" by NooMan
- "Nootropics" by Dave
- "I Still Remember It With Huge Fondness" by LTS
- "Used for Anxiety" by Akhenaten
- "Flushes and Effects Were Short-Lived" by Snap
- "My Little Helper" by lithid
- "Great, If You Don't Have Side Effects" by Rolf
- "Very Casual, Clean" by salowi
- "Visual Somatic Hallucinations" by Daniel Turner
- "One of the Worst Experiences of My Life" by Stewraer
See also []
External links []
References []
National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 119, γ-Aminobutyric acid. Accessed May 30, 2026. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/119
U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. γ-Aminobutyric acid. UNII: 2ACZ6IPC6I. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed May 30, 2026. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/2ACZ6IPC6I