Trichome

Allylglycine
Names
IUPAC name
2-Aminopent-4-enoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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  • C=CCC(C(=O)O)N
Properties
C5H9NO2
Molar mass 115.13 g/mol
Melting point 265 °C (509 °F; 538 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Allylglycine is a glycine derivative. It is an inhibitor of glutamate decarboxylase[1]re and an antagonist of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).[2]

It inhibits the synthesis of GABA.[3]

It is used to induce convulsions in experimental animals.

References

  1. ^ Abshire VM, Hankins KD, Roehr KE, DiMicco JA (1988). "Injection of L-allylglycine into the posterior hypothalamus in rats causes decreases in local GABA which correlate with increases in heart rate". Neuropharmacology. 27 (11): 1171–7. PMID 3205383. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Allylglycine, PubChem
  3. ^ Sajdyk T, Johnson P, Fitz S, Shekhar A (2008). "Chronic inhibition of GABA synthesis in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis elicits anxiety-like behavior". J. Psychopharmacol. (Oxford). 22 (6): 633–41. doi:10.1177/0269881107082902. PMID 18308797. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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