Sarcosine

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Sarcosine
2D structure for Sarcosine
Chemical Name 2-methylaminoacetic acid
Chemical Formula C3H7NO2
CAS Number 107-97-1
Chemical Information HMDB00271
Biochemical Taxonomy

  • Amino Acids

Functional Taxonomy Not Available
Nutritional Taxonomy Not Available
Metabolic Pathways

  • Glycine, Serine and Threonine Metabolism
  • Lysine Degradation

Biofluid Location

  • Blood
  • Saliva
  • Urine

Tissue Location

  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Muscle

Normal Biofluid Concentrations

  • Saliva: >10 uM
  • Urine: < 0.329 umol/mmol creatinine

Normal Tissue Concentrations Not Available
Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition

  • Children with Sarcosinemia

Other (Monogenic Disorders) Not Available
Abnormal Biofluid Concentrations

  • Blood (Children with Sarcosinemia): 300.0 (80.0-603.0) umol/L

Abnormal Tissue Concentrations Not Available
Physiological Processes Not Available
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Introduction

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It is a natural amino acid found in muscles and other body tissues. In the laboratory it may be synthesized from chloroacetic acid and methylamine. Sarcosine is naturally found in the metabolism of choline to glycine.(wikipedia)

Biological Function

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Catabolism

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Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition

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  • Children with Sarcosinemia

Other (Monogenic) Disorders

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Nutritional Information

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Drivers for biological variation

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Vulnerable groups

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