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Chemical Name:(2S,3S,4R)-2-Carboxy-4-isopropyl-3-pyrrolidineacetic
acid
Biological Activity:
EAAT2(GLT1)-selective
non-transportable inhibitor of L-glutamate and L-aspartate uptake (Ki = 23 μM).
130-fold selective over EAAT1 and EAAT3 (Ki > 3 mM).
Munozet al (1987) Effects of dihydrokainic acid on
extracellular amino acids and neuronal excitability in the in vivo rat
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