The occurrence of N-methyl-d-aspartic acid in muscle extracts of the blood shell, Scapharca broughtonii
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 241 (1), 309-311
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj2410309
Abstract
A novel ninhydrin-positive compound, N-methyl-D-aspartic acid, was identified in the muscle extracts of the blood shell, Scapharca broughtonii. This compound is already known to have potent neuroexcitatory activity, inducing hypermotility and strong releasing action of serum luteinizing hormone in mammals. This may be, however, the first finding of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid in natural products.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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