kainic acid

natural marine acid present in some seaweed
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q390239
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kainic acid

Summary

kainic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • kainic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • kainic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(=C)C1CNC(C1CC(=O)O)C(=O)O[4].
  • kainic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₀H₁₅NO₄[5].
  • kainic acid is a type of kainic acid (unspec.)[6].
  • kainic acid is part of response to kainic acid[7].
  • kainic acid is part of cellular response to kainic acid[8].
  • kainic acid's Commons category is recorded as Kainic acid[9].
  • kainic acid comprises nitrogen[10].
  • kainic acid comprises carbon[11].
  • kainic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Digenea simplex[12].
  • kainic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Palisada perforata[13].
  • kainic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Osmundaria obtusiloba[14].
  • kainic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Chondria armata[15].
  • kainic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Vidalia obtusiloba[16].
  • kainic acid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kainic acid[17].
  • kainic acid's isomeric SMILES is recorded as CC(=C)[C@H]1CNC@@HC(=O)OC@@HC(=O)O">[18].
  • kainic acid's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+213.10010796'}[19].
  • kainic acid's subject has role is recorded as antinematodal agent[20].
  • kainic acid's subject has role is recorded as excitatory amino acid receptor agonist[21].
  • kainic acid's stereoisomer of is recorded as alpha-Allokainic acid[22].
  • kainic acid's conjugate base is recorded as kainate(2-)[23].

Why It Matters

kainic acid ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Distribution of neuroexcitatory amino acids in marine algae. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Distribution of neuroexcitatory amino acids in marine algae. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Distribution of neuroexcitatory amino acids in marine algae. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Structures of isodomoic acids A, B and C, novel insecticidal amino acids from the red alga Chondria armata.. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Distribution of neuroexcitatory amino acids in marine algae. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Instance of
    Drugbank id DB21189
    Subclass of kainic acid (unspec.)
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538392505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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