Concept information
Preferred term
Kainic Acid
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- (2S-(2 alpha,3 beta,4 beta))-2-Carboxy-4-(1-methylethenyl)-3-pyrrolidineacetic acid. Ascaricide obtained from the red alga Digenea simplex. It is a potent excitatory amino acid agonist at some types of excitatory amino acid receptors and has been used to discriminate among receptor types. Like many excitatory amino acid agonists it can cause neurotoxicity and has been used experimentally for that purpose.
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- 3-Pyrrolidineacetic acid, 2-carboxy-4-(1-methylethenyl)-, (2S-(2alpha,3beta,4beta))-
- 487-79-6 (Kainic Acid)
- Digenic Acid
- SIV03811UC
Allowable Qualifier(s)
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- urine (Qualifier)
Pharmacological Action(s)
In other languages
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French
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3-Pyrrolidineacetic acid, 2-carboxy-4-(1-methylethenyl)-, (2S-(2alpha,3beta,4beta))-
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487-79-6 (Kainic Acid)
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SIV03811UC
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-QGL2LW5L-3
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