ibotenic acid

ibotenic acid
Chemical similar to kainic acid extracted from poisonous mushroom species Amanita muscaria and A. pantherina (family Agaricaceae). Exhibits substantial neuroexcitatory properties. Used in neuropharmacologic research.

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ibo·te·nic acid .ī-bō-.tē-nik- n a neurotoxic compound C5H6N2O4 that is structurally similar to kainic acid and is found esp. in fly agaric

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ibo·ten·ic ac·id (i″bo-tenґik) an excitotoxin found in the mushroom Amanita muscaria; it is 3 to 10 times as potent as glutamic acid and is used to study the excitatory mechanisms of glutamate transmitters.

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