Term Name:	GABA shunt
Synonyms:	4-aminobutyrate shunt, gamma aminobutyrate shunt, gamma-aminobutyrate shunt, glutamate decarboxylation to succinate
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of succinate from L-glutamate via gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA), bypassing two steps of the TCA cycle. It operates through the sequential conversion of glutamate to GABA by glutamate decarboxylase, transamination of GABA to succinic semialdehyde by GABA transaminase, and oxidation of succinic semialdehyde to succinate by succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0006540]    QuickGO    AmiGO