Term Name: | (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 |
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L-alpha-amino acid that is L-alpha-aminobutyric acid in which one of the hydrogens of the terminal methyl group has been replaced by a dihydroxy(oxido)-lambda(5)-phosphanyl group.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). |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:143992] ( EBI ) |