High Purity N-Methyl-D-Aspartic Acid NMDA

Posted by freemexy on October 7th, 2019

N methyl D-aspartic acid (NMDA), is an amino acid derivative acting as a specific agonist at the NMDA receptor, and therefore mimics the action of the neurotransmitter glutamate on that receptor. In contrast to glutamate, NMDA binds to and regulates the NMDA receptor only, with no effect on other glutamate receptors.
Superlist Name:N-Methyl-D-Aspartic Acid powder
Molecular Formula:C5H9NO4
CAS No.: 6384-92-5
Purity:99%
Synonyms:(R)-2-(Methylamino)succinic acid; NMDA
Molecular Weight:147.13
Appearance:white powder

Function
N-Methyl-D-Aspartic acid (NMDA) is a water-soluble synthetic substance that is not normally found in biological tissue. It was first synthesized in 1960s. N-Methyl-D-Aspartic acid (NMDA) is an excitotoxin(it kills nerve cells by over-exciting them); this trait has applications in behavioral neuroscience research. The body of work utilizing this technique falls under the term "lesion studies."
Researchers apply N-Methyl-D-Aspartic acid (NMDA) to specific regions of an (animal) subject's brain or spinal cord and subsequently test for the behavior of interest, such as operant behavior. If the behavior is compromised, it suggests the destroyed tissue was part of a brain region that made an important contribution to the normal expression of that behavior