Chemical Name:(S)-2-Amino-2-methyl-4-phosphonobutanoic acid
Biological Activity:
Selective group III metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist in
some electrophysiological systems. Group II/group III agonist in certain
neurochemical systems.
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