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 Yamanouchi Brand of Vigabatrin Vigabatrin Yamanouchi Brand Sabrilex Aventis Brand of Vigabatrin Vigabatrin Aventis Brand Hoechst Brand of Vigabatrin Vigabatrin Hoechst Brand

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Vigabatrin".

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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