Vigabatrin

"Vigabatrin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An analogue of GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID. It is an irreversible inhibitor of 4-AMINOBUTYRATE TRANSAMINASE, the enzyme responsible for the catabolism of GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID. (From Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 31st ed)

Descriptor ID	D020888
MeSH Number(s)	D02.241.081.114.500.350.900 D12.125.190.350.900
Concept/Terms	Vigabatrin Vigabatrin gamma-Vinyl-GABA gamma Vinyl GABA gamma-Vinyl-gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Acid, gamma-Vinyl-gamma-Aminobutyric gamma Vinyl gamma Aminobutyric Acid Sabril Sabril Sabrilex

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
Acids, Acyclic [D02.241.081]
Butyrates [D02.241.081.114]
Aminobutyrates [D02.241.081.114.500]
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid [D02.241.081.114.500.350]
Vigabatrin [D02.241.081.114.500.350.900]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Amino Acids [D12.125]
Aminobutyrates [D12.125.190]
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid [D12.125.190.350]
Vigabatrin [D12.125.190.350.900]

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