Not to be confused with Sarin.
For the French wine grape, see Serine (grape).
Serine |
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Other names
2-Amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid
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Identifiers |
CAS number |
56-45-1 (L-isomer) Y, 302-84-1 Y, 312-84-5 (D-isomer) Y |
PubChem |
617 |
ChemSpider |
5736 (L-form) Y, 597 |
UNII |
452VLY9402 Y |
EC-number |
206-130-6 |
DrugBank |
DB00133 |
ChEBI |
CHEBI:17115 Y |
ChEMBL |
CHEMBL11298 Y |
IUPHAR ligand |
726 |
Jmol-3D images |
Image 1 |
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InChI=1S/C3H7NO3/c4-2(1-5)3(6)7/h2,5H,1,4H2,(H,6,7)/t2-/m0/s1 Y
Key: MTCFGRXMJLQNBG-REOHCLBHSA-N Y
InChI=1/C3H7NO3/c4-2(1-5)3(6)7/h2,5H,1,4H2,(H,6,7)
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Properties[2] |
Molecular formula |
C3H7NO3 |
Molar mass |
105.09 g mol−1 |
Appearance |
white crystals or powder |
Density |
1.603 g/cm3 (22 °C) |
Melting point |
246 °C decomp. |
Solubility in water |
soluble |
Acidity (pKa) |
2.21 (carboxyl), 9.15 (amino)[1] |
Supplementary data page |
Structure and
properties |
n, εr, etc. |
Thermodynamic
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Phase behaviour
Solid, liquid, gas |
Spectral data |
UV, IR, NMR, MS |
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) |
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) |
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Serine (abbreviated as Ser or S)[3] is an amino acid with the formula HO2CCH(NH2)CH2OH. It is one of the proteinogenic amino acids. Its codons in the genetic code are UCU, UCC, UCA, UCG, AGU and AGC. By virtue of the hydroxyl group, serine is classified as a polar amino acid.
Contents
- 1 Occurrence and biosynthesis
- 2 Production
- 3 Biological function
- 3.1 Metabolic
- 3.2 Structural role
- 3.3 Signaling
- 3.4 Gustatory sensation
- 3.5 Research for therapeutic use
- 4 See also
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Occurrence and biosynthesis
(
S)-Serine (left) and (
R)-serine (right) in zwitterionic form at neutral pH
This compound is one of the naturally occurring proteinogenic amino acids. Only the L-stereoisomer appears naturally in proteins. It is not essential to the human diet, since it is synthesized in the body from other metabolites, including glycine. Serine was first obtained from silk protein, a particularly rich source, in 1865. Its name is derived from the Latin for silk, sericum. Serine's structure was established in 1902.[4]
The biosynthesis of serine starts with the oxidation of 3-phosphoglycerate to 3-phosphohydroxypyruvate and NADH. Reductive amination of this ketone followed by hydrolysis gives serine. Serine hydroxymethyltransferase catalyzes the reversible, simultaneous conversions of L-serine to glycine (retro-aldol cleavage) and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate to 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate (hydrolysis).[5]
This compound may also be naturally produced when UV light illuminates simple ices such as a combination of water, methanol, hydrogen cyanide, and ammonia, suggesting that it may be easily produced in cold regions of space.[6]
Production
Industrially, L-serine is produced by fermentation, with an estimated 100-1000 tonnes per year produced.[7] In the laboratory, racemic serine can be prepared from methyl acrylate via several steps:[8]
Biological function
Metabolic
Cysteine synthesis from serine. Cystathionine beta synthase catalyzes the upper reaction and cystathionine gamma-lyase catalyzes the lower reaction.
Serine is important in metabolism in that it participates in the biosynthesis of purines and pyrimidines. It is the precursor to several amino acids including glycine and cysteine, and tryptophan in bacteria. It is also the precursor to numerous other metabolites, including sphingolipids and folate, which is the principal donor of one-carbon fragments in biosynthesis.
Structural role
Serine plays an important role in the catalytic function of many enzymes. It has been shown to occur in the active sites of chymotrypsin, trypsin, and many other enzymes. The so-called nerve gases and many substances used in insecticides have been shown to act by combining with a residue of serine in the active site of acetylcholine esterase, inhibiting the enzyme completely.
As a constituent (residue) of proteins, its side chain can undergo O-linked glycosylation, which may be functionally related to[clarification needed] diabetes.
It is one of three amino acid residues that are commonly phosphorylated by kinases during cell signaling in eukaryotes. Phosphorylated serine residues are often referred to as phosphoserine.
Serine proteases are a common type of protease.
Signaling
D-Serine, synthesized in the brain by serine racemase from L-serine (its enantiomer), serves as a neuromodulator by coactivating NMDA receptors, making them able to open if they then also bind glutamate. D-serine is a potent agonist at the glycine site of the NMDA-type glutamate receptor. For the receptor to open, glutamate and either glycine or D-serine must bind to it. In fact, D-serine is a more potent agonist at the glycine site on the NMDAR than glycine itself. D-serine was only thought to exist in bacteria until relatively recently; it was the second D amino acid discovered to naturally exist in humans, present as a signalling molecule in the brain, soon after the discovery of D-aspartate. Had D amino acids been discovered in humans sooner, the glycine site on the NMDA receptor might instead be named the D-serine site.[9]
Gustatory sensation
Pure D-serine is an off-white crystalline powder with a very faint musty aroma. L-Serine is sweet with minor umami and sour tastes at high concentration. D-Serine is sweet with an additional minor sour taste at medium and high concentrations.[10]
Research for therapeutic use
D-Serine is being studied in rodents as a potential treatment for schizophrenia and L-serine is in FDA-approved human clinical trials as a possible treatment for ALS.[11] [12]
See also
- Serine aggregation properties in Serine octamer clusters
References
- ^ Dawson, R.M.C., et al., Data for Biochemical Research, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1959.
- ^ Weast, Robert C., ed. (1981). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (62nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. C-512. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8. .
- ^ Nomenclature and symbolism for amino acids and peptides (IUPAC-IUB Recommendations 1983), Pure Appl. Chem. 56 (5), 1984: 595–624, doi:10.1351/pac198456050595 .
- ^ "Serine". The Columbia Encyclopedia 6th ed. encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ Lehninger, Albert L.; Nelson, David L.; Cox, Michael M. (2000), Principles of Biochemistry (3rd ed.), New York: W. H. Freeman, ISBN 1-57259-153-6 .
- ^ Elsila, Jamie E.; Dworkin, Jason P.; Bernstein, Max P.; Martin, Mildred P.; Sandford, Scott A. (2007), Mechanisms of Amino Acid Formation in Interstellar Ice Analogs, Astrophys. J. 660 (1): 911–18, Bibcode:2007ApJ...660..911E, doi:10.1086/513141
- ^ Karlheinz Drauz, Ian Grayson, Axel Kleemann, Hans-Peter Krimmer, Wolfgang Leuchtenberger, Christoph Weckbecker (2005), "Amino Acids", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, doi:10.1002/14356007.a02_057.pub2
- ^ Carter, Herbert E.; West, Harold D. (1940), dl-Serine, Org. Synth. 20: 81 ; Coll. Vol. 3: 774 .
- ^ Mothet, Jean-Pierre; Parent, Angèle T.; Wolosker, Herman; Brady, Roscoe O., Jr.; Linden, David J.; Ferris, Christopher D.; Rogawski, Michael A.; Snyder, Solomon H. (2000), d-Serine is an endogenous ligand for the glycine site of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97 (9): 4926–31, Bibcode:2000PNAS...97.4926M, doi:10.1073/pnas.97.9.4926, PMC 18334, PMID 10781100 .
- ^ http://www.springerlink.com/content/27074j4t2n508r7t/fulltext.html [Amino Acids. 2012 May 16. [Epub ahead of print] Gustatory sensation of L: - and D: -amino acids in humans. Kawai M, Sekine-Hayakawa Y, Okiyama A, Ninomiya Y.
- ^ Balu, DT; Li, Y; Puhl, MD; Benneyworth, MA; Basu, AC; Takagi, S; Bolshakov, VY; Coyle, JT (2013), Multiple risk pathways for schizophrenia converge in serine racemase knockout mice, a mouse model of NMDA receptor hypofunction, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 110 (26): E2400–9, doi:10.1073/pnas.1304308110, PMID 23729812
- ^ Dunlop, R, The Non-Protein Amino Acid BMAA Is Misincorporated into Human Proteins in Place of l-Serine Causing Protein Misfolding and Aggregation, PLOS One, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075376
External links
The 20 common amino acids
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General topics |
- Protein
- Peptide
- Genetic code
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By properties |
Aliphatic
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- Branched-chain amino acids (Valine
- Isoleucine
- Leucine)
- Methionine
- Alanine
- Proline
- Glycine
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Aromatic
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- Phenylalanine
- Tyrosine
- Tryptophan
- Histidine
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Polar, uncharged
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- Asparagine
- Glutamine
- Serine
- Threonine
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Positive charge (pKa)
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- Lysine (≈10.8)
- Arginine (≈12.5)
- Histidine (≈6.1)
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Negative charge (pKa)
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- Aspartic acid (≈3.9)
- Glutamic acid (≈4.1)
- Cysteine (≈8.3)
- Tyrosine (≈10.1)
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Other classifications |
- Essential amino acid
- Ketogenic amino acid
- Glucogenic amino acid
- Non-proteinogenic amino acid
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- Biochemical families: carbohydrates
- alcohols
- glycoproteins
- glycosides
- lipids
- eicosanoids
- fatty acids / intermediates
- glycerides
- phospholipids
- sphingolipids
- steroids
- nucleic acids
- constituents / intermediates
- proteins
- Amino acids / intermediates
- tetrapyrroles / intermediates
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Amino acid metabolism metabolic intermediates
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K→acetyl-CoA |
lysine→
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- Saccharopine
- Allysine
- α-Aminoadipic acid
- α-Aminoadipate
- Glutaryl-CoA
- Glutaconyl-CoA
- Crotonyl-CoA
- β-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA
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leucine→
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- α-Ketoisocaproic acid
- Isovaleryl-CoA
- 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA
- 3-Methylglutaconyl-CoA
- HMG-CoA
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tryptophan→alanine→
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- N'-Formylkynurenine
- Kynurenine
- Anthranilic acid
- 3-Hydroxykynurenine
- 3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid
- 2-Amino-3-carboxymuconic semialdehyde
- 2-Aminomuconic semialdehyde
- 2-Aminomuconic acid
- Glutaryl-CoA
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G |
G→pyruvate→citrate
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glycine→serine→
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- glycine→creatine: Glycocyamine
- Phosphocreatine
- Creatinine
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G→glutamate→
α-ketoglutarate
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histidine→
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- Urocanic acid
- Imidazol-4-one-5-propionic acid
- Formiminoglutamic acid
- Glutamate-1-semialdehyde
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proline→
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- 1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid
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arginine→
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- Ornithine
- Putrescine
- Agmatine
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other
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- cysteine+glutamate→glutathione: γ-Glutamylcysteine
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G→propionyl-CoA→
succinyl-CoA
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valine→
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- α-Ketoisovaleric acid
- Isobutyryl-CoA
- Methacrylyl-CoA
- 3-Hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA
- 3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid
- 2-Methyl-3-oxopropanoic acid
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isoleucine→
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- 2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid
- 2-Methylbutyryl-CoA
- Tiglyl-CoA
- 2-Methylacetoacetyl-CoA
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methionine→
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- generation of homocysteine: S-Adenosyl methionine
- S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine
- Homocysteine
- conversion to cysteine: Cystathionine
- alpha-Ketobutyric acid+Cysteine
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threonine→
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propionyl-CoA→
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G→fumarate
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phenylalanine→tyrosine→
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- 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid
- Homogentisic acid
- 4-Maleylacetoacetic acid
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G→oxaloacetate
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Other |
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mt, k, c/g/r/p/y/i, f/h/s/l/o/e, a/u, n, m
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k, cgrp/y/i, f/h/s/l/o/e, au, n, m, epon
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m (A16/C10), i (k, c/g/r/p/y/i, f/h/s/o/e, a/u, n, m)
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- Biochemical families: carbohydrates
- alcohols
- glycoproteins
- glycosides
- lipids
- eicosanoids
- fatty acids / intermediates
- glycerides
- phospholipids
- sphingolipids
- steroids
- nucleic acids
- constituents / intermediates
- proteins
- Amino acids / intermediates
- tetrapyrroles / intermediates
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Neurotransmitters
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Amino acid-derived |
- Major excitatory/inhibitory systems: Glutamate system: Aspartic acid (aspartate)
- Cycloserine
- Glutamic acid (glutamate)
- Glycine
- Kynurenic acid
- NAA
- NAAG
- Serine; GABA system: GABA; Glycine system: Alanine
- Dimethylglycine
- Glycine
- Hypotaurine
- Sarcosine
- Taurine
- Trimethylglycine (betaine); GHB system: 1,4-Butanediol
- GBL
- GHB
- Biogenic amines: Monoamines: Dopamine
- Norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
- Epinephrine (adrenaline)
- Melatonin
- Serotonin (5-HT); Trace amines: 3-Iodothyronamine
- Dimethyltryptamine
- NAS (normelatonin)
- NMPEA
- NMT
- m-Octopamine
- p-Octopamine
- Phenethylamine
- Synephrine
- Thyronamine
- Tryptamine
- m-Tyramine
- p-Tyramine; Others: Histamine
- Neuropeptides: See here instead.
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Lipid-derived |
- Endocannabinoids: 2-AG
- 2-AGE (noladin ether)
- Anandamide
- NADA
- Oleamide
- Palmitoylethanolamide
- Virodhamine
- Neurosteroids: See here instead.
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Nucleobase-derived |
- Nucleosides: Adenosine system: Adenosine
- ADP
- AMP
- ATP
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Vitamin-derived |
- Cholinergic system: Acetylcholine
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Miscellaneous |
- Gasotransmitters: Carbon monoxide
- Hydrogen sulfide
- Nitric oxide
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anat (h / r / t / c / b / l / s / a)
- phys (r)
- devp
- prot
- nttm (nttr)
- ntrp
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- noco / auto / cong / tumr
- sysi / epon
- injr
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Glutamatergics
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Ionotropic |
AMPA
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- Agonists: 5-Fluorowillardiine
- AMPA
- Domoic acid
- Quisqualic acid; Positive allosteric modulators: Aniracetam
- Cyclothiazide
- CX-516
- CX-546
- CX-614
- CX-691
- CX-717
- Diazoxide
- HCTZ
- IDRA-21
- LY-392,098
- LY-404,187
- LY-451,395
- LY-451,646
- LY-503,430
- Org 26576
- Oxiracetam
- PEPA
- Piracetam
- Pramiracetam
- S-18986
- Sunifiram
- Unifiram
Antagonists: ATPO
- Barbiturates
- BGG492
- Caroverine
- CNQX
- DNQX
- GYKI-52466
- NBQX
- Perampanel
- Talampanel
- Tezampanel
- Topiramate; Negative allosteric modulators: GYKI-53,655
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NMDA
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- Agonists: Glutamate/active site competitive agonists: Aspartate
- Glutamate
- Homoquinolinic acid
- Ibotenic acid
- NMDA
- Quinolinic acid
- Tetrazolylglycine; Glycine site agonists: ACBD
- ACPC
- ACPD
- Alanine
- CCG
- Cycloserine
- DHPG
- Fluoroalanine
- Glycine
- GLYX-13
- HA-966
- L-687,414
- Milacemide
- NRX-1074
- Sarcosine
- Serine
- Tetrazolylglycine; Polyamine site agonists: Acamprosate
- Spermidine
- Spermine
Antagonists: Competitive antagonists: AP5 (APV)
- AP7
- CGP-37849
- CGP-39551
- CGP-39653
- CGP-40116
- CGS-19755
- CPP
- LY-233,053
- LY-235,959
- LY-274,614
- MDL-100,453
- Midafotel (d-CPPene)
- NPC-12,626
- NPC-17,742
- PBPD
- PEAQX
- Perzinfotel
- PPDA
- SDZ-220581
- Selfotel; Noncompetitive antagonists: ARR-15,896
- Caroverine
- Dexanabinol
- FPL-12495
- FR-115,427
- Hodgkinsine
- Magnesium
- MDL-27,266
- NPS-1506
- Psychotridine
- Zinc; Uncompetitive pore blockers: 2-MDP
- 3-MeO-PCP
- 8A-PDHQ
- Alaproclate
- Amantadine
- Aptiganel
- ARL-12,495
- ARL-15,896-AR
- ARL-16,247
- Budipine
- Delucemine
- Dexoxadrol
- Dextrallorphan
- Dieticyclidine
- Dizocilpine
- Endopsychosin
- Esketamine
- Etoxadrol
- Eticyclidine
- Gacyclidine
- Ibogaine
- Indantadol
- Ketamine
- Ketobemidone
- Lanicemine
- Loperamide
- Memantine
- Methadone (Levomethadone)
- Methorphan (Dextromethorphan
- Levomethorphan)
- Methoxetamine
- Milnacipran
- Morphanol (Dextrorphan
- Levorphanol)
- NEFA
- Neramexane
- Nitromemantine
- Nitrous oxide
- Noribogaine
- Orphenadrine
- PCPr
- Pethidine (meperidine)
- Phencyclamine
- Phencyclidine
- Propoxyphene
- Remacemide
- Rhynchophylline
- Rimantadine
- Rolicyclidine
- Sabeluzole
- Tenocyclidine
- Tiletamine
- Tramadol
- Xenon; Glycine site antagonists: ACEA-1021
- ACEA-1328
- ACC
- Carisoprodol
- CGP-39653
- CKA
- DCKA
- Felbamate
- Gavestinel
- GV-196,771
- Kynurenic acid
- L-689,560
- L-701,324
- Licostinel
- LU-73,068
- MDL-105,519
- Meprobamate
- MRZ 2/576
- PNQX
- ZD-9379; NR2B subunit antagonists: Besonprodil
- CERC-301 (MK-0657)
- CO-101,244 (PD-174,494)
- Eliprodil
- Haloperidol
- Ifenprodil
- Isoxsuprine
- Nylidrin
- Ro8-4304
- Ro25-6981
- Traxoprodil; Polyamine site antagonists: Arcaine
- Co 101676
- Diaminopropane
- Acamprosate
- Diethylenetriamine
- Huperzine A
- Putrescine
- Ro 25-6981; Unclassified/unsorted antagonists: Chloroform
- Diethyl ether
- Diphenidine
- Enflurane
- Ethanol (alcohol)
- Halothane
- Isoflurane
- Methoxyflurane
- Toluene
- Trichloroethane
- Trichloroethanol
- Trichloroethylene
- Xylene
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Kainate
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- Agonists: 5-Iodowillardiine
- ATPA
- Domoic acid
- Kainic acid
- LY-339,434
- SYM-2081
Antagonists: BGG492
- CNQX
- DNQX
- LY-382,884
- NBQX
- NS102
- Tezampanel
- Topiramate
- UBP-302; Negative allosteric modulators: NS-3763
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Metabotropic |
Group I
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- Agonists: Non-selective: ACPD
- DHPG
- Quisqualic acid; mGlu1-selective: Ro01-6128
- Ro67-4853
- Ro67-7476
- VU-71; mGlu5-selective: ADX-47273
- CDPPB
- CHPG
- DFB
- VU-1545
Antagonists: Non-selective: MCPG
- NPS-2390; mGlu1-selective: BAY 36-7620
- CPCCOEt
- LY-367,385
- LY-456,236; mGlu5-selective: CTEP
- DMeOB
- LY-344,545
- Mavoglurant
- SIB-1757
- SIB-1893; Negative allosteric modulators:
- Basimglurant
- Dipraglurant
- Fenobam
- GRN-529
- MPEP
- MTEP
- Raseglurant
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Group II
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- Agonists: Non-selective: CBiPES
- DCG-IV
- Eglumegad
- LY-379,268
- LY-404,039
- LY-487,379
- MGS-0028; mGlu2-selective: BINA
- LY-566,332
Antagonists: Non-selective: APICA
- EGLU
- HYDIA
- LY-307,452
- LY-341,495
- MCPG
- MGS-0039; mGlu2-selective: PCCG-4
- mGlu3-selective: CECXG; Negative allosteric modulators: Decoglurant
- RO4491533
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Group III
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- Agonists: Non-selective: L-AP4; mGlu4-selective: PHCCC
- VU-001,171
- VU-0155,041; mGlu7-selective: AMN082; mGlu8-selective: DCPG
Antagonists: Non-selective: CPPG
- MAP4
- MSOP
- MPPG
- MTPG
- UBP-1112; mGlu7-selective: MMPIP
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Transporter
inhibitors |
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Others |
Precursors
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Cofactors
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- α-Ketoglutaric acid
- Iron
- Sulfur
- Vitamin B2 (as FAD and FMN)
- Vitamin B3 (as NADPH)
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Others
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- N-Acetylcysteine
- L-Theanine
- Riluzole
- Tianeptine
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