(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.

Annotation

an antinematodal agent & excitatory amino acid agonist

DUI

D007608 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0011891

CAS

3-Pyrrolidineacetic acid, 2-carboxy-4-(1-methylethenyl)-, (2S-(2alpha,3beta,4beta))-

Previous indexing

Pyrrolidines (1966-1977)

History note

86(78); was see under PYRROLIDINES 1978-85

Public note

86; was see under PYRROLIDINES 1978-85