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IUPAC name (2S)-2-Amino-3-(5-iodo-2,4-dioxopyrimidin-1-yl)propanoic acid | |
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C7H8IN3O4 | |
Molar mass | 325.061 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
5-Iodowillardiine is a selective agonist for some kainate receptor subunits with only limited effects at AMPA receptors. [1] It activates kainate receptors containing GluK1 (GluR5) or GluK5 (KA2) subunits, but it does not act on GluK2 (GluR6) subunits. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is an excitotoxic neurotoxin in vivo, [6] [7] but has proved highly useful for characterising the subtypes and function of the various kainate receptors in the brain and spinal cord. [8] [9] [10]