N-Acetyl-γ-aminobutyric acid

(Redirected from N-acetyl-γ-aminobutyrate) Endogenous GABA precursor

N-Acetyl-γ-aminobutyric acid
Names

IUPAC name 4-acetamidobutanoic acid
Other names N-Acetyl-GABA; N-Acetyl-4-aminobutyric acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	3025-96-5
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:17645
ChemSpider	17180
ECHA InfoCard	100.019.261
EC Number	221-186-1
KEGG	C02946
PubChem CID	18189
UNII	3A70KD310L
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50184344
InChI InChI=1S/C6H11NO3/c1-5(8)7-4-2-3-6(9)10/h2-4H2,1H3,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)Key: UZTFMUBKZQVKLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC(=O)NCCCC(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C₆H₁₁NO₃
Molar mass	145.158 g·mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references

Chemical compound

N-Acetyl-γ-aminobutyric acid (N-acetyl-GABA), also known as N-acetyl-4-aminobutyric acid, is a metabolic intermediate in the biosynthesis of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) from putrescine. Other intermediates in this pathway include N-acetylputrescine and N-acetyl-γ-aminobutyraldehyde (N-acetyl-GABAL or N-acetyl-GABA aldehyde). Enzymes mediating the transformations in this pathway include putrescine acetyltransferase (PAT), monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B), aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), and an unknown deacetylase enzyme. The pathway is a minor pathway in GABA synthesis compared to the main pathway in which GABA is synthesized from glutamate. However, the pathway has been found to have an important physiological role in the brain, for instance in the production of GABA in the striatum and resultant inhibition of dopaminergic neurons in this brain area.

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Dopamine	3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde (DOPAL) 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) Homovanillyl alcohol Hydroxytyrosol (3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol; DOPET) 3-Methoxytyramine (3-MT) Homovanillic acid (HVA)
Norepinephrine	3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde (DOPEGAL, DHMAL) 3,4-Dihydroxymandelic acid (DHMA) Normetanephrine 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxymandelaldehyde (MHMAL) Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylethylene glycol (DOPEG, DHPG) 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG, MOPEG)
Epinephrine	3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde (DOPEGAL, DHMAL) Metanephrine 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxymandelaldehyde (MHMAL)

Anabolism	Tryptophan 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)
Catabolism	5-Hydroxyindoleacetaldehyde (5-HIAL) 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) 5-Hydroxytryptophol (5-HTOL)

lysine→	Saccharopine Allysine α-Aminoadipic acid 2-Oxoadipic acid Glutaryl-CoA Glutaconyl-CoA Crotonyl-CoA β-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA
leucine→	β-Hydroxy β-methylbutyric acid β-Hydroxy β-methylbutyryl-CoA Isovaleryl-CoA α-Ketoisocaproic acid β-Ketoisocaproic acid β-Ketoisocaproyl-CoA β-Leucine β-Methylcrotonyl-CoA β-Methylglutaconyl-CoA β-Hydroxy β-methylglutaryl-CoA
tryptophan→alanine→	N′-Formylkynurenine Kynurenine Anthranilic acid 3-Hydroxykynurenine 3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid 2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde 2-Aminomuconic semialdehyde 2-Aminomuconic acid Glutaryl-CoA

histidine→	Urocanic acid Imidazol-4-one-5-propionic acid Formiminoglutamic acid Glutamate-1-semialdehyde
proline→	1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid
arginine→	Agmatine Ornithine Citrulline Cadaverine Putrescine
other	cysteine+glutamate→glutathione: γ-Glutamylcysteine

valine→	α-Ketoisovaleric acid Isobutyryl-CoA Methacrylyl-CoA 3-Hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA 3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid 2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid
isoleucine→	2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid 2-Methylbutyryl-CoA Tiglyl-CoA 2-Methylacetoacetyl-CoA
methionine→	generation of homocysteine: S-Adenosyl methionine S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine Homocysteine conversion to cysteine: Cystathionine α-Ketobutyric acid + Cysteine
threonine→	α-Ketobutyric acid
propionyl-CoA→	Methylmalonyl-CoA