Sigma Aldrich / Merck - S4250-25G - D-Serine

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Synonym: β-Hydroxyalanine, ( R ) - 2- Amino- 3- hydroxypropionic acid, Ser D -serine is a dextro amino acid present in neurons, astrocytes, and microglia. It is synthesized from L -serine by the enzyme serine racemase. Racemase also catalyzes the breakdown of D -serine into ammonia and pyruvate. It is oxidized to hydroxypyruvate by D -amino acid oxidase.
D-serine is an unusual amino acid expressed in the mammalian brain.
D -serine has been used as a substrate in D -amino acid oxidase (DAO) activity in human 1321N1 astrocytoma cells. It has also been used in intracerebroventricular administration in rat for the induction of antinociceptive effect.
D-serine has been used to prevent glycine-dependent desensitization of N-methyl D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) and to study its effects on NMDARs to correct behavioral abnormalities in rats after partial sciatic nerve ligation (PSNL).
5, 25 g in poly bottle
D -serine is essential for the normal development of dendrites, neuroblast migration and may have therapeutic potential for treating schizophrenia and depression states. The levels of D -serine is elevated in traumatic brain injury (TBI).
D-serine is an agonist and glycine mimic which is active at the strychnine-insensitive glycine binding site associated with the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor as well as the inhibitory post-synaptic glycine receptor. Along with glutamate, it has a role in various physiological processes including synaptic plasticity and receptor transmission. Dysregulation of D-serine signaling has been linked with neurodegenerative diseases and disorders.
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