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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
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
ES 242-4  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

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