Unlike glutamate, NMDA only binds to and regulates the NMDA receptor and has no effect on other glutamate receptors.
ໃນທາງກົງກັນຂ້າມກັບ glutamate, NMDA binds ກັບແລະຄວບຄຸມ NMDA receptor ເທົ່ານັ້ນ, ບໍ່ມີຜົນກະທົບຕໍ່ຜູ້ຮັບສານ glutamate ອື່ນໆ.