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Chemical compound
Homocysteic acid is a sulfur-containing glutamic acid analog and a potent NMDA receptor agonist.[1][2] It is related to homocysteine, a by-product of methionine metabolism.
References
- ^ Grandes, P; Kq, KQD; Morino, P; Cuénod, M; Streit, P (1991). "Homocysteate, an Excitatory Transmitter Candidate Localized in Glia". The European Journal of Neuroscience. 3 (12): 1370–1373. doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.1991.tb00070.x. PMID 12106235. S2CID 23139077.
- ^ Yuzaki, M; Connor, JA (1999). "Characterization of L-homocysteate-induced currents in Purkinje cells from wild-type and NMDA receptor knockout mice". Journal of Neurophysiology. 82 (5): 2820–6. doi:10.1152/jn.1999.82.5.2820. PMID 10561449. S2CID 16073533.
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