Definitions for 2-aminoadipic acid

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  1. 2-Aminoadipic Acid

    A metabolite in the principal biochemical pathway of lysine. It antagonizes neuroexcitatory activity modulated by the glutamate receptor, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; (NMDA).


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