4-(γ-Glutamylamino)butanoic acid

4-(γ-Glutamylamino)butanoic acid
	Stereo, skeletal formula of 4-(γ-glutamylamino)butanoic acid (S)
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2-Amino-5-[(4-hydroxy-4-oxobutyl)amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid[citation needed]
	Systematic IUPAC name 4-Amino-5-((3-carboxypropyl)amino)-5-oxopentanoic acid[citation needed]
	Other names 2-Amino-5-(3-carboxypropylamino)-5-oxopentanoic acid; 4-(Glutam-5-ylamino)butanoic acid[citation needed]; γ-Glutamyl-γ-aminobutyric acid[citation needed];
Identifiers
CAS Number	5105-96-4 S
Abbreviations	Glutamyl-GABA[citation needed]; Glu-GABA[citation needed]; γ-Glutamyl-GABA[citation needed]; γ-Glu-γ-Abu[citation needed];
Beilstein Reference	2418119
ChEBI	CHEBI:49260
ChEMBL	ChEMBL269574
ChemSpider	315618
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image; Interactive image
KEGG	C15767
PubChem	355553; 23724570 S
	InChI InChI=1S/C9H16N2O5/c10-6(9(15)16)3-4-7(12)11-5-1-2-8(13)14/h6H,1-5,10H2,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)(H,15,16) Key: MKYPKZSGLSOGLL-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES NC(CCc(:[o]):[nH]CCCc(:[o]):[oH])c(:[o]):[oH] ; NC(CCC(=O)NCCCC(O)=O)C(O)=O ;
Properties
Chemical formula	C9H16N2O5
Molar mass	232.24 g·mol−1
log P	−1.434
Acidity (pKa)	2.223
Basicity (pKb)	11.777
Related compounds
Related alkanoic acids	Hopantenic acid; Hypusine; Saccharopine;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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4-(γ-Glutamylamino)butanoic acid is molecule that consists of L-glutamate conjugated to γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is the substrate of the enzyme γ-glutamyl-γ-aminobutyrate hydrolase, which is involved in the biosynthesis of polyamines.^[2]

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