N-Methyl-D-aspartic acidN-methyl--aspartic acid, or N-methyl--aspartate (NMDA), is an amino acid derivative that acts as a specific agonist at the NMDA receptor mimicking the action of glutamate, the neurotransmitter which normally acts at that receptor. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid, revision 1366130700.

Property

Value

Formula

C5H9NO4, 147.13 g/mol

Melting point

189.5 °C

log P, measured

1.39

pKa

2.206

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