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4-Aminobutyric acid

Catalog No. T0508 CAS 56-12-2

Synonyms: γ-Aminobutyric acid, 4-Aminobutanoic acid, GABA, Gamma-aminobutyric acid, Piperidic acid

4-Aminobutyric acid is the most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.

4-Aminobutyric acid, CAS 56-12-2

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Purity 98.00%

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Description	4-Aminobutyric acid is the most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.
Targets&IC50	GABA,
Cell Research	GABRP-positive cell lines, KLM-1 and PK-45P, and GABRP-negative cell lines, PK-59 and KP-1N, are incubated with GABA or GABA receptor agonist Muscimol at serial concentration (0, 1, 10, 100 μmol/L) in appropriate medium supplemented with 1% FBS for 6 days. To inhibit the GABA-mediated pathway, cells are incubated with 250 μmol/L of GABAA receptor antagonist bicuculline methiodide or 1 mmol/L of GABAB receptor antagonist CGP-35348. After 6 days of exposure to either of these drugs, cell viability is measured by MTT assay as described above.(Only for Reference) Cell lines: PDAC cell lines KLM-1, SUIT-2, KP-1N, PK-1, PK-45P, and PK-59
Animal Research	Animal Model: Mice(CD1 mice) with STZ-induced diabetes

Synonyms	γ-Aminobutyric acid , 4-Aminobutanoic acid , GABA , Gamma-aminobutyric acid , Piperidic acid
Purity	98.00%
Molecular Weight	103.12
Formula	C4H9NO2
CAS No.	56-12-2

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0-4℃ for short term (days to weeks), or -20℃ for long term (months).

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H2O: 50 mg/mL (484.87 mM)

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References and Literature

1. Takehara A, et al. Cancer Res. 2007, 67(20):9704-12. 2. Soltani N, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011, 108(28):11692-7. 3. Bhat R, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010, 107(6):2580-5.

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