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43811

γ-Aminobutyric acid

certified reference material, TraceCERT®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

Synonym(s):

3-Carboxypropylamine, 4-Aminobutanoic acid, GABA, Piperidic acid, Piperidinic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
NH2(CH2)3COOH
CAS Number:
56-12-2
Molecular Weight:
103.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329756408
EC Number:
200-258-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
906818
MDL number:
MFCD00008226

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Product Name

γ-Aminobutyric acid, certified reference material, TraceCERT®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

InChI

1S/C4H9NO2/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h1-3,5H2,(H,6,7)

InChI key

BTCSSZJGUNDROE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

NCCCC(O)=O

grade

certified reference material
TraceCERT®

product line

TraceCERT®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

analyte chemical class(es)

amino acids, peptides, proteins

manufacturer/tradename

Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

storage condition

under inert gas

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

195 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

300

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Major inhibitory neurotransmitter in brain; GABAA and GABAB receptor agonist; increases Cl− conductance.

General description

This certified reference material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034. This CRM is traceable to primary material from an NMI, e.g. NIST or NMIJ.
Certified content by quantitative NMR incl. uncertainty and expiry date are given on the certificate.
Download your certificate at: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.

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Legal Information

TraceCERT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Wen Yu et al.
Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 17(3), 1253-1270 (2020-04-17)
The balance of major excitatory (glutamate, Glu) and inhibitory (γ-aminobutyric acid, GABA), named as E/I neurotransmission, is critical for proper information processing. Anxiety-like responses upon stress are accompanied by abnormal alterations in the formation and function of synapses, resulting in

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