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Home/Compounds/Research Reagent/Kainic acid
C10H15NO4
213.23 g/mol
Research Reagent

Kainic acid

CAS487-79-6
Category
Research Reagent
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Research Compound

Kainic acid, also known as kainate, is a naturally occurring acid found in some seaweeds. It acts as a potent neuroexcitatory amino acid agonist that activates glutamate receptors, primarily used in neuroscience research to study excitatory neurotransmission.

research compound for neuroscience studiesagonist for glutamate receptor activation

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Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Kainic acid (CAS 487-79-6) is 2933.99.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2933.99

EU CN code (8-digit)

2933 99 80

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S,3S,4S)-3-(carboxymethyl)-4-prop-1-en-2-ylpyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid

InChIKey

VLSMHEGGTFMBBZ-OOZYFLPDSA-N

SMILES

CC(=C)[C@H]1CN[C@@H]([C@H]1CC(=O)O)C(=O)O

Synonyms (36)
  • KAI
  • Acide kainique [INN-French]
  • Acido kainico [INN-Spanish]
  • Acidum kainicum [INN-Latin]
  • (-)-A-KAINIC ACID
  • 1p1n
  • Acid, Digenic
  • Acid, Kainic
  • Acide kainique
  • Acido kainico
  • Acidum kainicum
  • DL-Kainic acid
  • Digenic acid
  • Digenin
  • Digensaeure
  • Helminal
  • Kainsaeure
  • L-alpha-Kainic acid
  • alpha-Kainic acid
  • kainic acid

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