Of or pertaining to kainic acid or its derivatives(adjective)
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Use "kainic" in a sentence
"Alsidium coralinum was tested by HPLC, and kainic acid was found to be present."
"The high selectivity of this process, when combined with the mild reaction conditions, allowed the researchers to perform similar reactions on a broad range of molecules-including a highly efficient synthesis of the natural product kainic acid analog, a chemical that can bind to glutamate receptors within neuronal cells."
"Status epilepticus induced by intra-amygdala kainic acid (KA) caused extensive neuronal death within the ipsilateral hippocampal CA3 region."