Synonym: (R)-2-(Methylamino)succinic acid, NMDA
CAS Number: 6384-92-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H9NO4
Molecular Weight: 147.13
Beilstein Registry Number: 1724431
MDL Number: MFCD00004226
PubChem Substance ID: 24277987
Biochem/physiol Actions
Excitotoxic amino acid. Prototypic agonist at the NMDA-type glutamate receptor that regulates ion channels; important in long-term potentiation, ischemia, and epilepsy.
Assay: =98% (TLC)
Form: solid
Color: white
Gene Information: human ... GRIN1, GRIN2A, GRIN2B, GRIN2C, GRIN2D, GRINA. rat ... Gria1, Grik1, Grin2a