Molecule Details
InChIKeyASNFTDCKZKHJSW-REOHCLBHSA-N
Compound NameQuisqualic Acid
Canonical SMILESN[C@@H](Cn1oc(=O)[nH]c1=O)C(=O)O
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)5
Pfam Stratification Homologous
Avg pChEMBL7.25
SourceBindingDB;ChEMBL
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB02999
Drug NameQuisqualic acid
CAS Number52809-07-1
Groups experimental
ATC Codes nan
DescriptionQuisqualic 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 stores. The compound is obtained from the seeds and fruit of _Quisq...

Categories: Amino Acids Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins Excitatory Amino Acid Agents Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists Neurotransmitter Agents Oxadiazoles Oxazoles
Cross-references: BindingDB: 86211 ChEBI: 8734 CHEMBL279956 ChemSpider: 37038 Guide to Pharmacology: 1372 IUPHAR: 1372 C08296 PDB: QUS PubChem:40539 PubChem:46509075 Wikipedia: Quisqualic_acid ZINC: ZINC000000897456
Target Activities (5)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
Q16099 GRIK4 Homo sapiens Human PF01094 PF00060 PF10613 8.2 Ki BindingDB
Q13255 GRM1 Homo sapiens Human PF00003 PF01094 PF10606 PF07562 7.5 Ki BindingDB
P41594 GRM5 Homo sapiens Human PF00003 PF01094 PF10606 PF07562 7.4 Ki ChEMBL;BindingDB
Q14832 GRM3 Homo sapiens Human PF00003 PF01094 PF07562 6.6 Ki BindingDB
Q14416 GRM2 Homo sapiens Human PF00003 PF01094 PF07562 6.6 Ki BindingDB
DrugBank Target Actions (8)
Target Gene Target Name Action Type
Q13255 GRM1 Metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 agonist targets
P42262 GRIA2 Glutamate receptor 2 binder targets
Q13002 GRIK2 Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 2 binder targets
P39086 GRIK1 Glutamate receptor ionotropic, kainate 1 inhibitor targets
P41594 GRM5 Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 inhibitor targets
Q04609 FOLH1 Glutamate carboxypeptidase 2 inhibitor targets
Q14416 GRM2 Metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 inhibitor targets
Q14832 GRM3 Metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 inhibitor targets