Aminobutyric Acid, þ-

Scheme

JAN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000056-12-2

Chemical Formula

C4-H9-N-O2

Molecular Weight

103

Therapeutic Categories

Antihypertensive agent

Drug acting on the central nervous system

Chemical Name

Butanoic acid, 4-amino-

Foreign Name

• 4-Aminobuttersäure (German)

Generic Names

• Gamma-Aminobutyric acid (OS: JAN)
• 4-Aminobutansäure (IS)
• GABA (IS)
• Gamma-aminobutyric Acid (IS)
• Piperidic acid (IS)

Brand Names

• Aminalonum
  Stirolbiofarm, Latvia



• Gammalon
  Daiichi, Hong Kong; Daiichi, Thailand; Daiichi Sankyo, Japan



• Gammar
  Nikkho, Brazil

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym

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