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DL-Serine hydroxamate

≥97% (TLC), suitable for ligand binding assays

Synonym(s):

SHX

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H8N2O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
120.11
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.26

product name

DL-Serine hydroxamate, seryl-tRNA synthetase inhibitor

Quality Level

Assay

≥97% (TLC)

form

powder

technique(s)

ligand binding assay: suitable

color

white to off-white

application(s)

cell analysis

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

NC(CO)C(=O)NO

InChI

1S/C3H8N2O3/c4-2(1-6)3(7)5-8/h2,6,8H,1,4H2,(H,5,7)

InChI key

LELJBJGDDGUFRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Serine has been used as an inhibitor of seryl-tRNA synthetase. DL-Serine hydroxamate is used to induce metabolic synthesis of guanosine 3′-diphosphate 5′-diphosphate (ppGpp) in E. coli by amino acid starvation. It is also used to synchronize cell cycle in E. coli cultures by inhibition of tRNA charging.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Serine is involved in the one-carbon unit metabolism. It is associated with the biosynthesis of cysteine, ceramide, phosphatidylserine, purine and pyrimidine. In bacteria, it participates in tryptophan synthesis. Gluconeogenesis, one of the important biochemical processes, involves serine, particularly in ruminants. Protein phosphorylation is one such event that utilizes serine. Glycine, a metabolic product of serine, serves as an antioxidant and a neurotransmitter. D-serine is known to activate the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors of the brain. Serine hydroxamate, a structural analogue of serine prevents seryl-tRNA (transfer ribonucleic acid) charging and thereby decreases phospholipid and nucleic acid synthesis in Escherichia coli.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Yu Zeng et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 53(11), 4619-4627 (2009-09-02)
The Trojan horse antibiotic albomycin, produced by Streptomyces sp. strain ATCC 700974, contains a thioribosyl nucleoside moiety linked to a hydroxamate siderophore through a serine residue. The seryl nucleoside structure (SB-217452) is a potent inhibitor of seryl-tRNA synthetase (SerRS) in
Effect of serine hydroxamate on phospholipid synthesis in Escherichia coli.
Pizer Ll and Merlie JP
Journal of Bacteriology, 114(3) (1973)
G P van Wezel et al.
Microbiology (Reading, England), 141 ( Pt 10), 2519-2528 (1995-10-01)
In Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), two genes, tuf1 and tuf3, encode the apparent polypeptide chain elongation factors EF-Tu1 and EF-Tu3, respectively. While tuf1 appears to code for the major EF-Tu, the function of tuf3 is unknown. To assess the role of
Yuki Matsumoto et al.
BMC genomics, 14, 808-808 (2013-11-21)
Cell growth rate reflects an organism's physiological state and largely relies on the ability of gene expression to respond to the environment. The relationship between cellular growth rate and gene expression remains unknown. Growth rate-coordinated changes in gene expression were
B Belitsky et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 257(9), 4677-4679 (1982-05-10)
Lack of three different amino acids or treatment with the analogue DL-serine hydroxamate does not induce the accumulation of ppGpp and pppGpp, the 3'-pyrophosphates of GDP and GTP, respectively, in Rhizobium meliloti strain 41. Surprisingly, RNA accumulation is controlled under

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