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Preferred IUPAC name
2-Amino-5-[(4-hydroxy-4-oxobutyl)amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid[
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Systematic IUPAC name
4-Amino-5-((3-carboxypropyl)amino)-5-oxopentanoic acid[
citation needed] | |
Other names
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Identifiers | |
3D model (
JSmol)
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Abbreviations |
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2418119 | |
ChEBI | |
ChEMBL | |
ChemSpider | |
KEGG | |
PubChem
CID
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CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
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Properties | |
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
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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]