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L-Serine

Synonym(s):

(S)-2-Amino-3-hydroxypropionic acid

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Linear Formula:
HOCH2CH(NH2)CO2H
CAS Number:
56-45-1
Molecular Weight:
105.09
Beilstein:
1721404
EC Number:
200-274-3
MDL number:
MFCD00064224
UNSPSC Code:
12352209

biological source

non-animal source

Assay

≥98.5%

manufacturer/tradename

Ajinomoto

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, tested

mp

222 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 50 mg/mL

suitability

suitable for manufacturing use

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

SMILES string

N[C@@H](CO)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C3H7NO3/c4-2(1-5)3(6)7/h2,5H,1,4H2,(H,6,7)/t2-/m0/s1

InChI key

MTCFGRXMJLQNBG-REOHCLBHSA-N

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Application

L-Serine is classified as a non-essential amino acid. It is used as a cell culture media component and raw material for the commercial biomanufacture of therapeutic recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Precursor of glycine by serine hydroxymethyltransferase.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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F13226

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Kenji Hashimoto et al.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 29(5), 767-769 (2005-06-09)
Several lines of evidence suggest that D-serine, an endogenous agonist of the glycine site on the NMDA receptors, might play a role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. The purpose of this study was to determine whether levels of D- and
Miyoshi Haruta et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 343(6169), 408-411 (2014-01-25)
Plant cells are immobile; thus, plant growth and development depend on cell expansion rather than cell migration. The molecular mechanism by which the plasma membrane initiates changes in the cell expansion rate remains elusive. We found that a secreted peptide
Cedric Cagliero et al.
Nucleic acids research, 41(12), 6058-6071 (2013-05-02)
To fit within the confines of the cell, bacterial chromosomes are highly condensed into a structure called the nucleoid. Despite the high degree of compaction in the nucleoid, the genome remains accessible to essential biological processes, such as replication and
Hisaaki Shinohara et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 344(6185), 760-764 (2014-05-17)
A switchlike response in nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activity implies the existence of a threshold in the NF-κB signaling module. We show that the CARD-containing MAGUK protein 1 (CARMA1, also called CARD11)-TAK1 (MAP3K7)-inhibitor of NF-κB (IκB) kinase-β (IKKβ) module is a
Tom J de Koning et al.
The Biochemical journal, 371(Pt 3), 653-661 (2003-01-22)
The amino acid L-serine, one of the so-called non-essential amino acids, plays a central role in cellular proliferation. L-Serine is the predominant source of one-carbon groups for the de novo synthesis of purine nucleotides and deoxythymidine monophosphate. It has long
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