5-Aminovaleric acid

5-Aminovaleric acid is believed to act as a methylene homologue of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and functions as a weak GABA agonist.

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[660-88-8]

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H302, H315, H319, H335

Target

Endogenous Metabolite

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

Field of Research

Metabolic Disease; Neurological Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/H-5-Ava-OH.html

Purity

98.0

Solubility

DMSO : < 1 mg/mL|H2O : 110 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

OC(=O)CCCCN

Molecular Formula

C5H11NO2

Molecular Weight

117.15

Precautions

H302, H315, H319, H335

References & Citations

[1]Syrjänen S, et al. Free amino-acid content of wax-stimulated human whole saliva as related to periodontal disease. Arch Oral Biol. 1987;32 (9) :607-10.|[2]Callery PS, et al. 1-Piperideine as an in vivo precursor of the gamma-aminobutyric acid homologue 5-aminopentanoic acid. J Neurochem. 1985 Sep;45 (3) :946-8.|[3]Cole KR, et al. The binding of antifibrinolytic amino acids to kringle-4-containing fragments of plasminogen. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1984 Mar;229 (2) :568-75.