释义 |
4-aminobutyrate pathway 4-·a·mi·no·bu·ty·rate path·waythe pathway that ultimately converts 4-aminobutyrate to succinate; succinate is then converted to α-ketoglutarate, in the tricarboxylic acid cycle, which is then acted on by glutamate dehydrogenase; glutamate is then decarboxylated to reform 4-aminobutyrate; an important pathway for those cells that make this neuroactive molecule. Synonym(s): GABA pathway |