Sarcosine - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Sarcosine;

NCIt synonyms : N-Methylaminoacetic Acid; Methylglycine; N-Methylglycine; Sarcosinic Acid; (Methylamino)Acetic Acid; Acetic Acid, (Methylamino)-; (Methylamino)Ethanoic Acid; Glycine, N-Methyl-;

NCIt definition : An amino acid that is an intermediate and byproduct in glycine synthesis and degradation with potential anti-depressant and anti-schizophrenic activities. Sarcosine is a product of dietary consumption of choline and creatine and is rapidly converted into glycine. Oral administration of sarcosine with certain antipsychotics may cause increased glycine concentration in the brain, which may lead to increased NMDA receptor activation and a reduction in symptoms.;

UNII : Z711V88R5F;

CAS number : 107-97-1;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:15611;

Details

Origin ID

C113501;

UMLS CUI

C0036228;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Kelch-like 41 [OMIM gene]
- kelch like family member 41 [ORDO Gene]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Sarcosine [LOINC component]
- Sarcosine (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sarcosine [MeSH concept]
- sarcosine [Substance BNPC]
- sarcosine [SNOMED Notion]
- sarcosine [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Sarcosine [LOINC component]
- Sarcosine (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sarcosine [SNOMED Notion]
- sarcosine [Substance BNPC]
- sarcosine [MeSH Descriptor]
- sarcosine [MeSH concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]

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