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DB21189ExperimentalSmall molecule
Kainic acid is a small molecule drug. Kainic acid has a monoisotopic molecular weight of 213.1 Da.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
Pharmacologically active on Kainate receptors
- Formula / weight
- C10H15NO4 · 213.233 g/mol (avg)
- Code names
- NSC-759587
Resolves to
Structure
InChIKey
VLSMHEGGTFMBBZ-OOZYFLPDSA-NSMILESCC(=C)[C@H]1CN[C@@H]([C@H]1CC(O)=O)C(O)=OWhat you can answer from here — as of September 23, 2026
1Protein targetEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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Which companies are running trials of Kainic acid, in which indications and phases, and which of those programs are still active?