KAINATE
\kˈa͡ɪne͡ɪt], \kˈaɪneɪt], \k_ˈaɪ_n_eɪ_t]\
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(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.
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.