Quisqualic acid

DB02999ExperimentalSmall molecule

Quisqualic acid is an agonist at two subsets of excitatory amino acid receptors, ionotropic receptors that directly control membrane channels and metabotropic receptors that indirectly mediate calcium mobilization from intracellular... The compound is obtained from the seeds and fruit of Quisqualis chinensis.

Chemical structure of Quisqualic acid
Formula / weight
C5H7N3O5 · 189.1262 g/mol (avg)
Also known as
Quisqualate

Resolves to

Structure
InChIKeyASNFTDCKZKHJSW-REOHCLBHSA-NSMILESN[C@@H](CN1OC(=O)NC1=O)C(O)=O

What you can answer from here — as of September 23, 2026

8Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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22+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support
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