Chelidamic acid is a heterocyclic organic acid with a pyran skeleton. Chelidamic acid has good coordination ability with noble metal ions. Chelidamic acid is also one of the most potent inhibitors of glutamate decarboxylase, with a Ki of 33 μM.
Chelidamic acid is a heterocyclic organic acid with a pyran skeleton[1]. Chelidamic acid has good coordination ability with noble metal ions[2]. Chelidamic acid is also one of the most potent inhibitors of glutamate decarboxylase, with a Ki of 33 μM[3].
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