A series of 3‐hydroxy‐ and 3‐carboxy‐Δ2‐isoxazoline amino acids, structurally related to the GABAA agonist THIP and to the GABA uptake inhibitors THPO and exo‐THPO, was prepared by means of synthetic strategies involving the 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition of nitrile oxides. All derivatives were submitted to a pharmacological investigation at both GABA receptors and transporters. Unfortunately, all amino acids were devoid of activity except for a very low affinity at GABAA receptors, displayed by compounds 8 and 17. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)