Isonipecotic acid is a heterocyclic compound which acts as a GABAA receptor partial agonist.[1]

It consists of a piperidine ring with a carboxylic acid moiety in the iso position (and as such is also known as "4-piperidinecarboxylic acid").

References

  1. ^ Mortensen M, Kristiansen U, Ebert B, Frølund B, Krogsgaard-Larsen P, Smart TG (June 2004). "Activation of single heteromeric GABA(A) receptor ion channels by full and partial agonists". The Journal of Physiology. 557 (Pt 2): 389–413. doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2003.054734. PMC 1665090. PMID 14990676.