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'''β-Phenyl-γ-aminobutyric acid''' (also known as '''Fenibut''', '''Phenybut''', '''Noofen''', '''Citrocard''', and commonly as '''Phenibut''') is a [[psychoactive class::depressant]] substance of the [[chemical class::gabapentinoid]] class.<ref name="six">Elaine Wyllie; Gregory D. Cascino; Barry E. Gidal; Howard P. Goodkin (17 February 2012). Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 423. | https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=j9t6Qg0kkuUC&pg=RA1-PA423&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref><ref name="seven">Honorio Benzon; James P. Rathmell; Christopher L. Wu; Dennis C. Turk; Charles E. Argoff; Robert W Hurley (11 September 2013). Practical Management of Pain. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 1006. | https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kfcDAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1006&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> | '''β-Phenyl-γ-aminobutyric acid''' (also known as '''Fenibut''', '''Phenybut''', '''Noofen''', '''Citrocard''', and commonly as '''Phenibut''') is a lesser-known [[psychoactive class::depressant]] substance of the [[chemical class::gabapentinoid]] class.<ref name="six">Elaine Wyllie; Gregory D. Cascino; Barry E. Gidal; Howard P. Goodkin (17 February 2012). Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 423. | https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=j9t6Qg0kkuUC&pg=RA1-PA423&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref><ref name="seven">Honorio Benzon; James P. Rathmell; Christopher L. Wu; Dennis C. Turk; Charles E. Argoff; Robert W Hurley (11 September 2013). Practical Management of Pain. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 1006. | https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kfcDAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1006&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> | ||
Phenibut acts as a [[receptor]] [[agonist]] for [[GABA]], the major inhibitory [[neurotransmitter]] in the brain. | Phenibut acts as a [[receptor]] [[agonist]] for [[GABA]], the major inhibitory [[neurotransmitter]] in the brain. | ||
It is chemically related to [[baclofen]], [[pregabalin]], and [[gabapentin]].<ref name="one">Lapin, I. (2001). "Phenibut (beta-phenyl-GABA): A tranquilizer and nootropic drug" (pdf). CNS Drug Reviews | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1527-3458.2001.tb00211.x/pdf</ref> | It is chemically related to [[baclofen]], [[pregabalin]], and [[gabapentin]].<ref name="one">Lapin, I. (2001). "Phenibut (beta-phenyl-GABA): A tranquilizer and nootropic drug" (pdf). CNS Drug Reviews | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1527-3458.2001.tb00211.x/pdf</ref> | ||