Aminobutyric acid
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Aminobutyric acid may refer to any of three isomer
ic chemical compounds:
Isomer
In chemistry, isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas. Isomers do not necessarily share similar properties, unless they also have the same functional groups. There are many different classes of isomers, like stereoisomers, enantiomers, geometrical...
ic chemical compounds:
- α-Aminobutyric acidAlpha-Aminobutyric acidα-Aminobutyric acid is an isomer of the amino acid aminobutyric acid with chemical formula C4H9NO2. There is also gamma-aminobutyric acid and beta-aminobutyric acid....
- β-Aminobutyric acid
- γ-Aminobutyric acidGamma-aminobutyric acidγ-Aminobutyric acid is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. It plays a role in regulating neuronal excitability throughout the nervous system...
(GABA)