Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid
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Oxalyldiaminopropionic acid (ODAP) is the neurotoxin
responsible for lathyrism
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Neurotoxin
A neurotoxin is a toxin that acts specifically on nerve cells , usually by interacting with membrane proteins such as ion channels. Some sources are more general, and define the effect of neurotoxins as occurring at nerve tissue...
responsible for lathyrism
Lathyrism
Lathyrism or Neurolathyrism is a neurological disease of humans and domestic animals, caused by eating certain legumes of the genus Lathyrus...
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See also
- β-Methylamino-L-alanine, a related toxin