amino acid epilepsy-inducing chemical kainic acid (3S,4R)-3-(carboxymethyl)-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-L-proline 2024-12-16T12:09:47Z CHEBI:31746 Digenic acid MESH:D007608 This is any condition in which the main influencing factor is kainic acid, a dicarboxylic acid, a pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid, a L-proline derivative and a non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid. It has a role as an antinematodal drug and an excitatory amino acid agonist. Like many excitatory amino acid agonists it can cause neurotoxicity. Kainic acid is used to cause neurotoxicity and seizures in laboratory animals. XCO:0001487 digenin experimental_condition_ontology kainate slaulederkind