Strychnine acts by blocking its receptors, and as a neurotransmitter, it is a co-agonist in the activation of NMDA receptors. Having such a small side chain, it is the only on
Strychnine acts by blocking its receptors, and as a neurotransmitter, it is a co-agonist in the activation of NMDA receptors. Having such a small side chain, it is the only one of its type that can function internally in a collagen helix, and in the laboratory it can be obtained by reacting potassium phthalimide with ethyl chloroacetate. Because it has a second hydrogen at the alpha carbon, it is the only amino acid that is not optically active. Having chemical formula NH2CH2COOH, for 10 points, what is this simplest of the natural amino acids?
Strychnine acts by blocking its receptors, and as a neurotransmitter, it is a co-agonist in the activation of NMDA receptors.
{glycine}