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- Schoepp,D.D.etal.(1991)Eur.J.Pharmacol. 203,237.
- Chen,P.E.etal.(2005)Mol.Pharmacol.67,1470.
- AlomoneLabs(RS)-(Tetrazol-5-yl)glycineactivatesNMDAreceptorsexpressedinXenopusoocytes.A.RepresentativetimecourseofNR1/NR2Acurrentactivationby3.5minapplicationsof0.4μM,2μMand10μM(RS)-(Tetrazol-5-yl)glycine(#T-205),asindicated,inthepresenceof50μMglycine(topdottedline),atmembraneholdingpotentialof-60mV.B.RepresentativecurrenttracesofNR1/NR2A,elicitedbytransientstimulationswithcontrolandwith10µMand25µM(RS)-(Tetrazol-5-yl)glycine(asindicated),inthepresenceof10μMglycine,whilemembranepotentialwasheldat-60mV.
- 1.Schoepp,D.D.etal.(1991)Eur.J.Pharmacol. 203,237.
- 2.Black,S.A.etal.(2014)Front.CellDev.Biol.2,45.
- 3.Chen,P.E.etal.(2005)Mol.Pharmacol.67,1470.
(RS)-(Tetrazol-5-yl)glycineisasyntheticcompoundthatactsashighlypotentandselectiveN-methyl-D-aspartate(NMDA)receptoragonist.ThecompoundissignificantlymorepotentthanNMDAorglutamate.Whengiventoneonatalrats,(RS)-(Tetrazol-5-yl)glycinewasfoundtobehighlypotentconvulsant1.
NMDAreceptorsareheterotetramericchannelsformedbytheassemblyoftwoobligatoryGluN1andtwoGluN2/GluN3subunits.Theyplayanimportantroleinavarietyofcellularprocessesandbrainfunctionssuchassynapticplasticity,addiction,andstroke.Theyalsomediatephysiologicalfunctionssuchaslearningandmemoryformationandparticipateinglutamateexcitotoxicity2.
(RS)-(Tetrazol-5-yl)glycineinhibits[3H]glutamatebindingtoratbrainNMDAreceptorswithanIC50valueof36nM1.invitrostudiesshowthat(RS)-(Tetrazol-5-yl)glycinecanactivateNR1/NR2ANMDAreceptorswithanEC50valueof1.77µM3.
(RS)-(Tetrazol-5-yl)glycine(#T-205) isahighlypure,synthetic,andbiologicallyactivecompound.