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Kynurenic Acid

Research stage
Emerging research
RxNorm6179ChEMBLCHEMBL299155UNIIH030S2S85J
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Research papers
Latest activity
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Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Kynurenic Acid
RxNorm CUI
6179
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL299155
UNII
H030S2S85J

Research activity

1 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Most influential

The brain metabolite kynurenic acid inhibits alpha7 nicotinic receptor activity and increases non-alpha7 nicotinic receptor expression: physiopathological implications.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2001 · 691 cites
Recent papers

The brain metabolite kynurenic acid inhibits alpha7 nicotinic receptor activity and increases non-alpha7 nicotinic receptor expression: physiopathological implications.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2001 · 691 cites
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience1
Leading researchers
  • Albuquerque EX1
  • Alkondon M1
  • Hilmas C1
  • Pereira EF1
  • Rassoulpour A1
  • Schwarcz R1
Leading institutions
free-text, unnormalised
  • Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Maryland Psychiatric Research Center1

Related drugs

3 matches

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Frequently co-studied with Kynurenic Acid in the research literature.

1 shared paper
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Frequently co-studied with Kynurenic Acid in the research literature.

1 shared paper
Nicotine

Frequently co-studied with Kynurenic Acid in the research literature.

1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • Europe PMC — research literature