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γ-Aminobutyric Acid Receptors: A Rationale for Developing Selective Insect Pest Control Chemicals

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It has long been known that γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) participates in a bypass of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle in plants and bacteria. In a single1950 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Awapara et al., Roberts and Frankel, and Udenfriend independently reported the presence of a large quantity – approximately 1 mg/g tissue – of GABA in vertebrate brains; later similarly high contents were found in the inhibitory neurons of the Atlantic lobster (Kravitz et al. 1963; Otsuka et al. 1967).

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Ozoe, Y., Takeda, M., Matsuda, K. (2009). γ-Aminobutyric Acid Receptors: A Rationale for Developing Selective Insect Pest Control Chemicals. In: Ishaaya, I., Horowitz, A. (eds) Biorational Control of Arthropod Pests. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2316-2_6

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