Long-term potentiation improves synaptic plasticity by increasing the number of NMDA receptors for this compound.
GÂ·PÂ·CÂ·Rs sensitive to this compound are agonized by quisqualic (kwis-KWAH-lik) acid and have a conserved Venus &amp;ytrap domain. On industrial scale, amino acids are made by a CoryneÂ·bacterium (cor-"EYE"-nee-bacterium) named for this compound. Astrocytes overexpress importers for this compound, called EÂ·AÂ·AÂ·Ts, and then aminate (am-ih-"nate") and secrete it in a crucial metabolic cycle. Its receptors are agonized by kainate (kye-nate) and AÂ·MÂ·PÂ·A and are antagonized by PCP. Long-term potentiation improves synaptic plasticity by increasing the number of NMDA receptors for this compound. Deaminating this five-carbon compound forms alpha-KÂ·G in the malate-aspartate (mal-"ate"-asp-ar-"tate") shuttle. DeÂ·carbÂ·oxyÂ·lating it forms GABA (GAB-uh), which has the opposite effect on target neurons. For 10 points, what major excitatory neurotransmitterÂ—an amino acid with a carboxyl side chainÂ—has a sodium salt found in Chinese food?
GÂ·PÂ·CÂ·Rs sensitive to this compound are agonized by quisqualic (kwis-KWAH-lik) acid and have a conserved Venus &amp;ytrap domain.
glutamate [or E; or glutamic acid; or Glu; accept monosodium glutamate]