Definition of Kainate

1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any salt or ester of kainic acid ¹

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Medical Definition of Kainate

1. An agonist for the K type excitatory amino acid receptor. It can act as an excitotoxin producing symptoms similar to those of Huntingdon's chorea and is also used as an anthelminthic drug. Originally isolated from the alga Digenea simplex. The receptor is an amino acid gated ion channel, one of several types gated by the transmitter. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kainate

kaiks
kail
kailan
kails
kailyard
kailyards
kaim
kaimacam
kaimacams
kaimak
kaimakam
kaimakams
kaims
kain
kainahineri
kainate (current term)
kainate receptor
kainates
kaing
kainga
kaingas
kainic
kainic acid
kainit
kainite
kainites
kainits
kainogenesis
kains
kaique

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