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(2S)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutanoic acid |
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Synonyms: |
- (2S)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutanoic acid
- (2S)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid
- (S)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutanoic acid
- (S)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid
- L-(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutanoic acid
- L-(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid
- L-AP-4
- L-AP4
- L-APB
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Definition: |
A non-proteinogenc L-alpha-amino acid that is L-alpha-aminobutyric acid in which one of the hydrogens of the terminal methyl group has been replaced by a dihydroxy(oxido)-lambda(5)-phosphanyl group. It is a potent and selective agonist for the group III metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR4/6/7/8).
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Ontology: |
ChEBI
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EBI
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