KAINIC ACID


Meaning of KAINIC ACID in English

/kuy"nik/ , Pharm.

an analogue of glutamate, C 10 H 15 NO 4 , derived from the red alga Digenia simplex, used experimentally to stimulate certain neurons in the brain.

[ 1953; kain ( in-so ) the name of the alga + -IC ]

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