5-aminopentanoic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:15887

Synonyms

• 5-amino-n-valeric acid
• 5-Aminopentanoate
• 5-aminopentanoic acid
• 5-Aminovaleric acid
• DANVA
• delta-Amino-n-valeric acid
• delta-aminovaleric acid

Definition

A δ-amino acid comprising pentanoic acid with an amino substituent at C-5; a methylene homologue of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) that is a weak GABA agonist.

References

• cas:660-88-8
• gmelin:405633
• hmdb:HMDB0003355
• kegg.compound:C00431
• lipidmaps:LMFA01100040
• metacyc.compound:5-AMINOPENTANOATE
• pubmed:10930630
• pubmed:11991139
• pubmed:1268741
• pubmed:1316620
• pubmed:15150230
• pubmed:2823166
• pubmed:3004997
• pubmed:4031870
• pubmed:4301045
• pubmed:494814
• pubmed:6031429
• pubmed:6408913
• pubmed:6436440
• reaxys:906833

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

CTD