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N-Methylaspartate
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Definition
: An amino acid that, as the D-isomer, is the defining agonist for the NMDA receptor subtype of glutamate receptors (RECEPTORS, NMDA).
a glutamate agonist; /biosyn /physiol permitted; DF: note short X ref
Pharmacological Action
Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists
See Also
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
Other names
N-
Methyl-
D-
aspartate; NMDA; N Methylaspartate; N Methyl D aspartic Acid; N Methyl D aspartate; Acid, N-
Methyl-
D-
aspartic; N-
Methyl-
D-
aspartic Acid
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
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ES 242-
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0
*Anthracenes
N-Methylaspartate/antagonists & inhibitors.
J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1998 Mar;51(3):383-6
N-
methyl-
DL-
aspartic acid
17833-53-3
N-Methylaspartate/*analogs & derivatives.
Neuroendocrinology 1993 May;57(5):863-8
(tetrazol-
5-
yl)glycine
138199-51-6
*Tetrazoles
Glycine/*analogs & derivatives
N-Methylaspartate/agonists.
Eur J Pharmacol 1991 Oct 15;203(2):237-43
2-
methylaspartic acid
866-73-9
N-Methylaspartate/*analogs & derivatives.
J Bacteriol 1983;154(1):312