Sarcosine

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Sarcosine Structure
Sarcosine structure
Common Name Sarcosine
CAS Number 107-97-1 Molecular Weight 89.093
Density 1.1±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 195.1±23.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C3H7NO2 Melting Point 208-212 °C (dec.)(lit.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 71.8±22.6 °C

 Use of Sarcosine


Sarcosine is a glycine transporter type 1 (GlyT) inhibitor and an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor co-agonist at the glycine binding site.

 Names

Name Sarcosine
Synonym More Synonyms

 Sarcosine Biological Activity

Description Sarcosine is a glycine transporter type 1 (GlyT) inhibitor and an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor co-agonist at the glycine binding site.
Related Catalog
Target

Human Endogenous Metabolite

References

[1]. Zhang HX, et al. The glycine transport inhibitor sarcosine is an NMDA receptor co-agonist that differs from glycine. J Physiol. 2009 Jul 1;587(Pt 13):3207-20.

 Chemical & Physical Properties

Density 1.1±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling Point 195.1±23.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point 208-212 °C (dec.)(lit.)
Molecular Formula C3H7NO2
Molecular Weight 89.093
Flash Point 71.8±22.6 °C
Exact Mass 89.047676
PSA 49.33000
LogP -0.79
Vapour Pressure 0.2±0.8 mmHg at 25°C
Index of Refraction 1.431
Storage condition Store at RT.
Water Solubility 1480 g/L (20 ºC)

 Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
VQ2897000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Sarcosine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
107-97-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
1699442
LAST UPDATED :
199701
DATA ITEMS CITED :
2
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C3-H7-N-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
89.11

 Safety Information

Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
Hazard Codes Xi
Risk Phrases R36/37/38
Safety Phrases S24/25
RIDADR NONH for all modes of transport
WGK Germany 1
RTECS VQ2897000
HS Code 29224995

 Synthetic Route

 Customs

HS Code 2922499990
Summary HS:2922499990 other amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; salts thereof VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:AB(certificate of inspection for goods inward,certificate of inspection for goods outward) MFN tariff:6.5% General tariff:30.0%

 Articles87

More Articles
Long-term application of glycine transporter inhibitors acts antineuropathic and modulates spinal N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR-1 expression in rats.

Anesthesiology 121(1) , 160-9, (2014)

Dysfunction of spinal glycinergic neurotransmission is a major pathogenetic factor in neuropathic pain. The synaptic glycine concentration is controlled by the two glycine transporters (GlyT) 1 and 2....

Development of High-purity Certified Reference Materials for 17 Proteinogenic Amino Acids by Traceable Titration Methods.

Anal. Sci. 31 , 805-14, (2015)

To ensure the reliability of amino acid analyses, the National Metrology Institute of Japan of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (NMIJ/AIST) has developed high-purit...

[Membrane-bound proteases of ompT+ and ompT- Vibrio cholerae strains].

Zh. Mikrobiol. Epidemiol. Immunobiol. (2) , 3-12, (2013)

Detection ofproteases in outer membranes (OM) of ompT+ and ompT- Vibrio cholerae strains of O1 and O139 serogroups.Specific sterile preparations of OM were obtained by lysis of live V. cholerae cells ...

 Synonyms

Acide (méthylamino)acétique
SAR
sarcosine zwitterion
MeNHCH2CO2H
MeHNCH2CO2H
EINECS 203-538-6
Methylaminoethanoic acid
N-methyl-Glycine
N-methylaminoacetic acid
Sarcosine
N-Methylglycocoll
N-Methylglycine
Methylaminoacetic Acid
MFCD00004279
(methylamino)-Acetic acid
H-Sar-OH
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