3-fluoro-GABA enantiomers: Exploring the conformation of GABA binding to GABA A receptors and GABA aminotransferase

Future Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-195

  O'Hagan, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 FLUORO 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENANTIOMER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

4-AMINOBUTYRATE TRANSAMINASE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79951592176     PISSN: 17568919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/fmc.10.295     Document Type: Review

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