4-(γ-Glutamylamino)butanoic acid

4-(γ-Glutamylamino)butanoic acid
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 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
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 ;
KEGG	C15767 ;
PubChem CID	355553; 23724570 S;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID901028848 DTXSID90965336, DTXSID901028848 ;
	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)NCCCC(O)=O)C(O)=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C9H16N2O5
Molar mass	232.236 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). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

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]

References

^ "NSC609423 - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 26 March 2005. Identification. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
^ Kurihara S, Oda S, Kato K, Kim HG, Koyanagi T, Kumagai H, Suzuki H (2005). "A novel putrescine utilization pathway involves gamma-glutamylated intermediates of Escherichia coli K-12". J. Biol. Chem. 280 (6): 4602–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.M411114200. PMID 15590624.4602-8&rft.date=2005&rft_id=info:doi/10.1074/jbc.M411114200&rft_id=info:pmid/15590624&rft.aulast=Kurihara&rft.aufirst=S&rft.au=Oda, S&rft.au=Kato, K&rft.au=Kim, HG&rft.au=Koyanagi, T&rft.au=Kumagai, H&rft.au=Suzuki, H&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.1074%2Fjbc.M411114200&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:4-(γ-Glutamylamino)butanoic acid" class="Z3988">

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