gamma-Aminobutyric acid

CHEBI:16865 chemically defined MAPPED CHEBI EXACT_MATCH

Ontology mapping

Primary identifier
CHEBI:16865
Ontology label
gamma-aminobutyric acid

Nutritional roles

Synonyms (13)

SynonymTypeSourceOccurrences
2-aminobutyrate EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
4-Aminobutanoic acid EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
4-Aminobutyric acid EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
4Abu EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
GABA EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
GAMMA-AMINO-BUTANOIC ACID EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Hydrochloride EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
gamma-Aminobuttersaeure EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
gamma-amino-n-butyric acid EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
gamma-aminobutanoic acid EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
omega-aminobutyric acid EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
piperidic acid EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe
piperidinic acid EXACT_SYNONYM kg_microbe

Chemical properties

Cas rn
56-12-2
Data source
PubChem API
Retrieval date
2026-04-05T19:52:13.001492+00:00
Molecular formula
C4H9NO2
Inchi
InChI=1S/C4H9NO2/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h1-3,5H2,(H,6,7)
Smiles
NCCCC(=O)O

Evidence (1)

DATABASE_MATCH via CultureMech

Imported from CultureMech pipeline, quality=DIRECT_MATCH

Occurrence statistics

Total occurrences
13
Distinct media
13

Curation history

TimestampCuratorActionNew statusChanges
2026-03-09T06:54:18.022301+00:00 import_from_culturemech IMPORTED MAPPED Initial import from CultureMech pipeline
2026-04-05T19:52:13.001541+00:00 fetch_cas_rn_from_pubchem ADDED_CAS_RN MAPPED Added CAS-RN:56-12-2 from PubChem API via name lookup (gamma-Aminobutyric acid)
2026-04-18T00:00:00+00:00 cbclaw_kg_microbe_sweep LLM ADDED_SYNONYMS MAPPED Added 13 synonyms from kg-microbe P4.4 enrichment: 2-aminobutyrate, 4-Aminobutanoic acid, 4-Aminobutyric acid, 4Abu, GABA, ... (8 more)
2026-05-01T07:35:33.740943+00:00 auto_classify_ingredient_type AUTO_CLASSIFY_INGREDIENT_TYPE set ingredient_type=SINGLE_INGREDIENT (CHEBI primary)
2026-05-01T08:08:29.706916+00:00 auto_classify_ingredient_type AUTO_BACKFILL_CHEBI_CHEMISTRY molecular_formula=C4H9NO2; inchi=InChI=1S/C4H9NO2/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h1-3,5H2,(H,6,7); smiles=NCCCC(=O)O
2026-05-02T03:12:14.639825+00:00 auto_classify_ingredient_type AUTO_CLASSIFY_INGREDIENT_TYPE set ingredient_type=SINGLE_INGREDIENT (chemical structure populated (molecular_formula))
2026-05-30T00:34:39.431564+00:00 infer_roles_from_chebi_ancestry ANNOTATED Added media role: AMINO_ACID_SOURCE (confidence: 0.70)
2026-06-09T05:23:46.767742+00:00 correct_stale_ontology_labels.py CORRECTED ontology_label 'gamma-Aminobutyric acid' -> 'gamma-aminobutyric acid': synced to canonical CHEBI label (preferred_term 'gamma-Aminobutyric acid' unchanged).
2026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00 migrate_media_roles_to_facets ANNOTATED Migrated legacy media_roles to role facets (#128): AMINO_ACID_SOURCE -> nutritional_roles.AMINO_ACID_SOURCE
2026-08-27T03:16:39.518915+00:00 refresh_occurrence_statistics CORRECTED occurrence_statistics 2/2 -> 13/13 (media_count/total_occurrences), derived from distinct CultureMech recipe ids in the #337 occurrence table. The prior values came from the importer retired in #453, whose media_count counted a list truncated to 50 examples (#449). [source=ingredient_occurrences.tsv culturemech_rev=15a4da5c08 rows=194137 distinct_recipes=15257]