Classification
Compound class	Synthetic organic
Approved drug?	Yes (source: FDA (1993))
Prodrug	gabapentin enacarbil

IUPAC Name

2-[1-(aminomethyl)cyclohexyl]acetic acid

International Nonproprietary Names
INN number	INN
5094	gabapentin

Synonyms

CI 945

Go 3450

GOE 2450

GOE 3450

Neurontin®

Database Links
CAS Registry No.	60142-96-3
ChEMBL Ligand	CHEMBL940
DrugBank Ligand	DB00996
Human Metabolome Database	HMDB05015
PubChem CID	3446
RCSB PDB Ligand	GBN
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey	UGJMXCAKCUNAIE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone	UGJMXCAKCUNAIE
Search PubMed clinical trials	gabapentin
Search PubMed titles	gabapentin
Search PubMed titles/abstracts	gabapentin
Wikipedia	Gabapentin

Comments

Although gabapentin was desigened to mimic gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), it is believed that gabapentinoids act on different brain receptors, such as the α2δ subunit of voltage-gated calcium channels.