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KAINIC ACID

Catalog No. 02199527 Name MP Biomedicals
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
3-(carboxymethyl)-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
kainic acid
Synonyms
2-Carboxyl-3-carboxymethyl-4-isopropenylpyrrolidine

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PROPERTIES

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Purity 99%
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DETAILS

Description (English)
White to slightly pale brown crystalline powder.
Source: Isolated from Digenea simplex seaweed
Purity: 99%
Kainic acid is a neuronal excitant and neurotoxin that has been used to induce seizures and neurodegeneration and has been used for research for epilepsy and other neurologic disorders.

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