KAINIC ACID
Introduction to Kainic Acid Kainic Acid (KA) is a potent, naturally occurring neuroexcitatory compound that holds immense significance in the fields of neuroscience and psychopharmacology. Chemically classified as an analogue of glutamate, the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS), KA is derived originally from the red marine algae, Digenea simplex. While […]