(2S)-α-Etilglutaminska kiselina (EGLU) je lek koji se koristi u neurološkim istraživanjima. On je bio jedno od prvih jedinjenja za koja je utvrđeno da deluju kao selektivni antagonisti za grupu II metabotropnih glutamatnih receptora (mGluR2/3), tako da je bio koristan u karakterizaciji i istraživanju ove receptorske familije.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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