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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Aminobutyrates > gamma-Aminobutyric Acid > Pregabalin
... > Organic Chemicals > Carboxylic Acids > Acids, Acyclic > Butyrates > Aminobutyrates > gamma-Aminobutyric Acid > Pregabalin
... > Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Volatile > Butyrates > Aminobutyrates > gamma-Aminobutyric Acid > Pregabalin

Preferred term

Pregabalin  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid
  • 3 isobutyl GABA
  • 3-isobutyl GABA
  • GABA, 3-isobutyl
  • (R-)-3-isobutyl GABA
  • (S)-3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid
  • (S+)-3-isobutyl GABA

Scope note

  • A gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) derivative that functions as a CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER and is used as an ANTICONVULSANT as well as an ANTI-ANXIETY AGENT. It is also used as an ANALGESIC in the treatment of NEUROPATHIC PAIN and FIBROMYALGIA.

History note

  • 2016 (1993)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000069583

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