Nutritional and medicinal aspects of d-amino acids

M Friedman, CE Levin - Amino acids, 2012 - Springer
This paper reviews and interprets a method for determining the nutritional value of d-amino
acids, d-peptides, and amino acid derivatives using a growth assay in mice fed a synthetic …

d-Aspartate acts as a signaling molecule in nervous and neuroendocrine systems

N Ota, T Shi, JV Sweedler - Amino acids, 2012 - Springer
Abstract d-Aspartate (d-Asp) is an endogenous amino acid in the central nervous and
reproductive systems of vertebrates and invertebrates. High concentrations of d-Asp are …

A sensitive and simple ultra-high-performance-liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry based method for the quantification of d-amino acids in body fluids

WF Visser, NM Verhoeven-Duif, R Ophoff… - … of Chromatography A, 2011 - Elsevier
d-Amino acids are increasingly being recognized as important signaling molecules in
mammals, including humans. d-Serine and d-aspartate are believed to act as signaling …

d-Amino Acid Levels in Perfused Mouse Brain Tissue and Blood: A Comparative Study

CA Weatherly, S Du, C Parpia, PT Santos… - ACS chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The l-enantiomer is the predominant type of amino acid in all living systems. However, d-
amino acids, once thought to be “unnatural”, have been found to be indigenous even in …

D‐Aspartic acid is a novel endogenous neurotransmitter

S D'Aniello, I Somorjai, J Garcia‐Fernàndez… - The FASEB …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
D‐Aspartic acid (D‐Asp) is present in invertebrate and vertebrate neuroendocrine tissues'
where it carries out important physiological functions and is implicated in nervous system …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of the nutritional composition of different types of salmon available to Canadian consumers

SM Colombo, X Mazal - Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Salmon is regarded as an excellent source of nutrients and there are numerous choices in
the types of salmon available. In North America, nutritional labelling for fresh seafood is not …

Advances in D-amino acids in neurological research

JM Seckler, SJ Lewis - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
D-amino acids have been known to exist in the human brain for nearly 40 years, and they
continue to be a field of active study to today. This review article aims to give a concise …

The role of D-amino acids in Alzheimer's disease

L Piubelli, G Murtas, V Rabattoni… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), the main cause of dementia worldwide, is characterized
by a complex and multifactorial etiology. In large part, excitatory neurotransmission in the …

Neuroligin-associated microRNA-932 targets actin and regulates memory in the honeybee

AS Cristino, AR Barchuk, FCP Freitas… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Increasing evidence suggests small non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) such as microRNAs
(miRNAs) control levels of mRNA expression during experience-related remodelling of the …

Rational and translational implications of D-amino acids for treatment-resistant schizophrenia: from neurobiology to the clinics

A de Bartolomeis, L Vellucci, MC Austin, G De Simone… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Schizophrenia has been conceptualized as a neurodevelopmental disorder with synaptic
alterations and aberrant cortical–subcortical connections. Antipsychotics are the mainstay of …