A metabolite in the principal biochemical pathway of lysine. It antagonizes neuroexcitatory activity modulated by the glutamate receptor, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; (NMDA).
Synonyms: alpha-Aminoadipic Acid, Acid, 2 Aminoadipic, 2 Aminohexanedioic Acid, Hexanedioic acid, 2-amino-, 2 Aminoadipic Acid, 1K7B1OED4N, 2-Aminohexanedioic Acid, Acid, 2-Aminohexanedioic, alpha Aminoadipic Acid, Aminoadipic Acid, 2, Acid, 2-Aminoadipic, 2-Aminoadipic Acid, Acid, alpha-Aminoadipic
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91(76); was see under AMINO ACIDS, DICARBOXYLIC 1976-90 ,91; was see under AMINO ACIDS, DICARBOXYLIC 1976-90
identifier
D015074