(-)-a-Kainic Acid; Kainate; Digenic acid
487-79-6
213.23
C10H15NO4
Water
Room Temperature
Kainic acid is a natural marine product originally isolated from the red marine alga D. Simplex. It is a potent central nervous system stimulant, acting through specific kainate receptors and has been developed as the prototype neuroexcitatory amino acid for the induction of seizures in experimental animals, at a typical dose of 10-30 mg/kg in mice.
Kainic acid is utilised in primary neuronal cell cultures and acute brain slice preparations to study the physiological effect of excitotoxicity and assess the neuroprotective capabilities of potential therapeutics.
0.1 lbs
Research or further manufacturing use only, not for food or drug use.
