Term Name:	7-chlorokynurenic acid
Synonyms:	7-chloro-4-hydroxy-2-carboxyquinoline, 7-chloro-4-hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid, 7-CKA, 7-Cl-KYNA
Definition:	A quinolinemonocarboxylic acid that is quinaldic acid which is substituted by a hydroxy group at position 4 and by a chlorine at position 7. It is a potent NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist which antagonizes the strychnine-insensitive glycine site of the NMDA receptor. It also prevents neurodegeneration produced by quinolinic acid.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:63965]  ( EBI )