MeSH definition : An agonist at two subsets of excitatory amino acid receptors, ionotropic receptors
that directly control membrane channels and metabotropic receptors that indirectly
mediate calcium mobilization from intracellular stores. The compound is obtained from
the seeds and fruit of Quisqualis chinensis.;
MeSH hyponym : quisqualate;
MeSH CAS label : 1,2,4-Oxadiazolidine-2-propanoic acid, alpha-amino-3,5-dioxo-, (S)-;
MeSH Related Number : 52809-07-1 (Quisqualic acid);
Registry Number MeSH : 52809-07-1;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quisqualic acid;
An agonist at two subsets of excitatory amino acid receptors, ionotropic receptors
that directly control membrane channels and metabotropic receptors that indirectly
mediate calcium mobilization from intracellular stores. The compound is obtained from
the seeds and fruit of Quisqualis chinensis.