| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
4-(Methylamino)butyric acid | [CAS]
1119-48-8 | [Synonyms]
N-Methyl-GABA
4-(methylamino)butyrate
-(Methylamino)butyric acid
4-(Methylamino)butyric acid
4-(methylamino)butanoic acid
N-Methyl-4-aminobutyric Acid
N-Methyl-γ-aMinobutyric Acid
Butanoic acid,4-(MethylaMino)- | [Molecular Formula]
C5H11NO2 | [MDL Number]
MFCD00044627 | [MOL File]
1119-48-8.mol | [Molecular Weight]
117.15 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Chemical Properties]
Off-White Solid | [Uses]
A GABA derivative and hydrolysis product of the industrial solvent, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone. Biologically it is a product of nicotine catabolism in bacteria and inhibits L-Carnitine from undergoing β
-oxidation in mammals. It is commonly found in skin products to prevent wrinkles. | [Definition]
ChEBI: 4-(methylamino)butyric acid is a gamma-amino acid comprising that is GABA in which one of the hydrogens attached to the nitrogen is replaced by a methyl group. It is functionally related to a butyric acid and a gamma-aminobutyric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 4-(methylamino)butyrate. It is a tautomer of a 4-(methylamino)butyric acid zwitterion. | [Synthesis Reference(s)]
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 71, p. 896, 1949 DOI: 10.1021/ja01171a037 |
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