Excitatory Amino Acids

DBCAT000287Pharmacologic class

Endogenous amino acids released by neurons as excitatory neurotransmitters. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. A DrugBank category of 12 drugs. 3 of them are approved.

Also known as
Acid, Excitatory Amino · Acids, Excitatory Amino · Amino Acid, Excitatory · Amino Acids, Excitatory · Excitatory Amino Acid

What you can answer from here — as of August 24, 2016

12DrugsEach linked to its full drug card
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84Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type
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297Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes
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8Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given
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