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Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Azoles > Isoxazoles > alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid

Preferred term

alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • AMPA

Scope note

  • An IBOTENIC ACID homolog and glutamate agonist. The compound is the defining agonist for the AMPA subtype of glutamate receptors (RECEPTORS, AMPA). It has been used as a radionuclide imaging agent but is more commonly used as an experimental tool in cell biological studies.

History note

  • 94; was ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID (NM) 1980-93

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018350

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