Polyamines useful as antagonists of excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters.

摘要

A substantially pure compound, derived from the venom of Agelenopsis aperta spider, of the formula <CHEM> wherein each R is the same and is H or OH. The polyamines of this invention and the salts thereof antagonize excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters, which neurotransmitters affect cells of various organisms, and are useful in antagonizing said neurotransmitters, per se, in the treatment of excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter mediated diseases and conditions and in the control of invertebrate pests.