5-Fluorowillardiine
Sign in to saveAlso known as (2S)-2-amino-3-(5-fluoro-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-1-yl)propanoic acid, (S)-alpha-Amino-5-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-2,4-dioxo-1(2H)-pyrimmidinepropanoic acid, (S)-F-Willardiine, (S)-(-)-5-fluorowillardiine
5-Fluorowillardiine is a selective agonist for the AMPA receptor, with only limited effects at the kainate receptor. It is an excitotoxic neurotoxin when used in vivo and so is rarely used in intact animals, but it is widely used to selectively stimulate AMPA receptors in vitro. It is structurally similar to the compound willardiine, which is also an agonist for the AMPA and kainate receptors. Willardiine occurs naturally in Mariosousa willardiana and Acacia sensu lato.
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- chemical compound
- Mass
- 217.05
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- 5-Fluorowillardiine
- chemical formula
- C₇H₈FN₃O₄
- canonical SMILES
- C1=C(C(=O)NC(=O)N1CC(C(=O)O)N)F
- isomeric SMILES
- C1=C(C(=O)NC(=O)N1C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)F
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5-Fluorowillardiine is a selective agonist for the AMPA receptor, with only limited effects at the kainate receptor. It is an excitotoxic neurotoxin when used in vivo and so is rarely used in intact animals, but it is widely used to selectively stimulate AMPA receptors in vitro. It is structurally similar to the compound willardiine, which is also an agonist for the AMPA and kainate receptors. Willardiine occurs naturally in Mariosousa willardiana and Acacia sensu lato.
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