Aminobutyric Acid

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Aminobutyric Acid

an organic compound. Depending on the relative positions of the carboxyl and amino groups, the following isomers are distinguished: α-aminobutyric acid, CH₃CH₂CH(NH₂)COOH; β-aminobutyric acid, CH₃CH(NH₂)CH₂COOH; and γ-aminobutyric acid, NH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂COOH. The aminobutyric acids, crystalline substances with high melting points, are soluble in water and insoluble in ether. The α- and β-aminobutyric acids are optically active. The α- and γ-aminobutyric acids are widely distributed in animal and plant tissues, but β-aminobutyric acid has not been found in organisms.

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No references found			31) One interesting study found levels of the neurotransmitter gamma aminobutyric acid, or GABA, increased in yoga practitioners after a 60-minute session compared to people who just read for 60 minutes. Anxiety: things you can do to beat it by Peeke, Pamela / National Women's Health Report In search of changes in cells during the animals' 6-day menstrual cycles, the researchers looked at nerve-cell receptors for gamma aminobutyric acid, a chemical that inhibits neurons from firing. Menstrual cycle changes the brain by Science News The report identifies some growing segments: alpha-lipoic acid, gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), and vegetable supplements. Fuji Keizai Releases Report on Specified Health Food Market in Japan by JCNN News Summaries			Aminadav Moiseevich Kanevskii Amination Aminazinum amine Amine Avdal amine oxidase Amines Aminet amino acid amino acid dating Amino Acids amino alcohol amino diabetes amino group amino nitrogen amino plastic Amino Plastics amino resin amino sugar amino terminal amino-, amin- aminoacetic acid aminoaciduria aminoacyl tRNA aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase Aminobutyric Acid aminocarb aminocide aminodiborane aminoethane aminopeptidase aminophenol aminophylline aminopolypeptidase aminoprotease aminopterin aminopyrine aminotransferase aminotriazole Amintore Fanfani Amiot, Joseph Amir Hamzah Amir Khusrau Amir Sjarifuddin Amirabad Culture Amiradzhan Amiranashvili, Medeia Amiranashvili, Medeia Petrovna Amiranashvili, Petr Amiranashvili, Petr Varlamovich Amiranashvili, Shalva			aminoacyl tRNA Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase Aminoacyl-tRNA Aminoacyl-tRNA aminoacyl-tRNA binding site aminoacyl-tRNA binding site aminoacyl-tRNA s's aminoacyl-tRNA s's aminoacyl-tRNA s's Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases aminoacylase Aminoacylase 1 Aminoacylase 2 deficiency Aminoacylation Aminoalcohol aminoalkane aminoalkanoic acid Aminoalkyl Methacrylate Copolymer E Aminobenzene Aminobenzene Aminobenzene aminobenzine aminobenzoate aminobenzoic acid aminobenzoic acid Aminobenzoic acids Aminobenzoic acids Aminobenzoyl-CoA Aminobutyric Acid Aminocaproic acid Aminocaproic acids aminocarb aminocarb Aminocentesis aminocide aminocyclitol aminodiborane Aminoethane Aminoethane Aminoethanoic acid Aminoethanoic acid Aminoethanoic acid Aminoethoxyvinylglycine aminoethyl benzene sulfonamide Aminoethylethanolamine Aminoethylhomocysteine Aminoethylisothiouronium Aminoglutethimide Aminoglutethimide Aminogluthetimide aminoglycoside aminoglycoside aminoglycoside antibiotic Aminoglycoside antibiotics Aminoglycoside antibiotics Aminoglycoside-Induced Hearing Loss Aminoglycosides Aminoglycosides aminogram

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