Term Name: (2S)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutanoic acid
Synonyms: (2S)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutanoic acid, (2S)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid, (S)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutanoic acid, (S)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid, L-(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutanoic acid, L-(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid, L-AP-4, L-AP4, L-APB
Definition: A non-proteinogenc L-alpha-amino acid that is L-alpha-aminobutyric acid in which one of the hydrogens of the terminal methyl group has been replaced by a dihydroxy(oxido)-lambda(5)-phosphanyl group. It is a potent and selective agonist for the group III metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR4/6/7/8).
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:143992]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid phosphonic acids
has_role: metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist