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Kainic Acid

Medical 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.
Guide Notes:	an antinematodal agent & excitatory amino acid agonist
Also Called:	Kainate
CAS Type 1 Name:	CAS Number:	487-79-6
Previously Indexed:	Pyrrolidines (1966-1977)

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