Synthetic analogues of conantokin-G: NMDA antagonists acting through a novel polyamine-coupled site

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 620-628

  Zhou, Li Ming ^a   Szendrei, Gyorgyi I ^b   Fossom, Linda H ^a   Maccecchini, Maria Luisa ^c   Skolnick, Phil ^a   Otvos Jr , Laszlo ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Symphony Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

Ala7 conantokin G; Conantokin G; MK 801; N Methyl D aspartate; Polyamines; Spermine

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 PHOSPHONOMETHYL 3 HEPTENOIC ACID; 5,7 DICHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; CONANTOKIN G; CYCLIC GMP; DIZOCILPINE; IFENPRODIL; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SPERMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DRUG POTENCY; GRANULE CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030029494     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66020620.x     Document Type: Article

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