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D-Serine (CAS 312-84-5)

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Alternate Names:
β-Hydroxyalanine; (R)-2-Amino-3-hydroxypropionic acid; H-D-Ser-OH
Application:
D-Serine is a non-essential amino acid involved in the biosynthesis of amino acids
CAS Number:
312-84-5
Purity:
≥98%
Molecular Weight:
105.09
Molecular Formula:
C3H7NO3
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.
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D-Serine is a non-essential amino acid occurring in natural form as the L-isomer. It is synthesized from glycine or threonine, and is involved in the biosynthesis of purines, pyrimidines, and other amino acids. D-Serine also is an agonist of glycine site of the NMDA-type glutamate receptor.


D-Serine (CAS 312-84-5) References

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  2. Up-regulation of D-serine might induce GABAergic neuronal degeneration in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus in the mouse pilocarpine model of epilepsy.  |  Liu, YH., et al. 2009. Neurochem Res. 34: 1209-18. PMID: 19123037
  3. Effects of low-dose D-serine on recognition and working memory in mice.  |  Bado, P., et al. 2011. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 218: 461-70. PMID: 21556803
  4. An enzymatic-HPLC assay to monitor endogenous D-serine release from neuronal cultures.  |  Radzishevsky, I. and Wolosker, H. 2012. Methods Mol Biol. 794: 291-7. PMID: 21956571
  5. Amperometric microbiosensor as an alternative tool for investigation of D-serine in brain.  |  Mohd Zain, Z., et al. 2012. Amino Acids. 43: 1887-94. PMID: 22865247
  6. Alteration of intrinsic amounts of D-serine in the mice lacking serine racemase and D-amino acid oxidase.  |  Miyoshi, Y., et al. 2012. Amino Acids. 43: 1919-31. PMID: 22990841
  7. D-serine influences synaptogenesis in a p19 cell model.  |  Fuchs, SA., et al. 2012. JIMD Rep. 6: 47-53. PMID: 23430939
  8. D-serine and serine racemase are localized to neurons in the adult mouse and human forebrain.  |  Balu, DT., et al. 2014. Cell Mol Neurobiol. 34: 419-35. PMID: 24436034
  9. Effects of D-serine on bacterial D-amino acid transaminase: accumulation of an intermediate and inactivation of the enzyme.  |  Martinez del Pozo, A., et al. 1989. Biochemistry. 28: 8798-803. PMID: 2513882
  10. Neuronal serine racemase regulates extracellular D-serine levels in the adult mouse hippocampus.  |  Ishiwata, S., et al. 2015. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 122: 1099-103. PMID: 25782690
  11. The Rise and Fall of the d-Serine-Mediated Gliotransmission Hypothesis.  |  Wolosker, H., et al. 2016. Trends Neurosci. 39: 712-721. PMID: 27742076
  12. Septal Cholinergic Neuromodulation Tunes the Astrocyte-Dependent Gating of Hippocampal NMDA Receptors to Wakefulness.  |  Papouin, T., et al. 2017. Neuron. 94: 840-854.e7. PMID: 28479102
  13. Astrocytic Activation Generates De Novo Neuronal Potentiation and Memory Enhancement.  |  Adamsky, A., et al. 2018. Cell. 174: 59-71.e14. PMID: 29804835
  14. D-Serine, the Shape-Shifting NMDA Receptor Co-agonist.  |  Coyle, JT., et al. 2020. Neurochem Res. 45: 1344-1353. PMID: 32189130
  15. D-Tryptophan suppresses enteric pathogen and pathobionts and prevents colitis by modulating microbial tryptophan metabolism.  |  Seki, N., et al. 2022. iScience. 25: 104838. PMID: 35996581

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D-Serine, 5 g

sc-391671
5 g
$43.00

D-Serine, 25 g

sc-391671A
25 g
$128.00

D-Serine, 100 g

sc-391671B
100 g
$204.00