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An amino acid isolated from the seeds of Cycas Circinalis that is neurotoxic to higher animals. May cause Guam disease, a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Reported to an agonist at the metabotropic glutamate receptor.

α-Amino-β-methylaminopropionic Acid is an amino acid isolated from the seeds of Cycas Circinalis that is neurotoxic to higher animals. α-Amino-β-methylaminopropionic Acid may cause Guam disease, a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). α-Amino-β-methylaminopropionic Acid is reported to be an agonist at the metabotropic glutamate receptor.