HOCPCA (3-hydroxycyclopent-1-enecarboxylic acid) is a compound with an affinity for the
GHB receptor
The γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) receptor (GHBR), originally identified as GPR172A, is an excitatory G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that binds the neurotransmitter and psychoactive drug γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB). As solute carrier family 52 m ...
39 times greater than that of
GHB itself.
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T-HCA
''trans''-4-Hydroxycrotonic acid (T-HCA), also known as γ-hydroxycrotonic acid (GHC), is an agent used in scientific research to study the GHB receptor. It is an analogue of γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), as well as an active metabolite of GHB. ...
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Neurochemistry
Carboxylic acids
GHB receptor agonists
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