title: Enzymic resolution and binding to rat brain membranes of the glutamic acid agonist alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid.
abstract: The enantiomers of the glutamic acid central nervous system receptor agonist alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) were prepared via kinetic resolution of the racemic N-acetylated 3-methoxy derivative by reusable, immobilized aminoacylase. L-AMPA was more effective (IC50 = 0.6 microM) than D-AMPA (IC50 = 4.8 microM) in displacing racemic [3H]AMPA from binding sites on rat brain synaptic membranes in agreement with their relative in vivo excitatory potencies.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D005971:Glutamates / Q000378:metabolism; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D007051:Ibotenic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D018350:alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid
chemical_list: D005971:Glutamates; D010080:Oxazoles; D007051:Ibotenic Acid; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D018350:alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid