title: Free D-serine concentration in normal and Alzheimer human brain.
abstract: We have analyzed both free L- and D-serine in frontal cortex of normal and Alzheimer human brain by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). There was no significant difference between the two brains. In normal brain, L- and D-serine concentrations were 666 +/- 222 and 66 +/- 41 nmol/g of wet tissue, respectively, and the ratio of D-isomer to L-isomer (D/L) was 0.099 +/- 0.031. In Alzheimer brain, the concentrations were 750 +/- 150 and 66 +/- 40 nmol/g, respectively, and the D/L ratio was 0.086 +/- 0.040. Thus, it was shown that the free D-serine concentration in the Alzheimer brain was comparable to that in the normal brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, Himeji Institute of Technology, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borghi
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Aniello
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000378:metabolism*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012694:Serine / Q000378:metabolism*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D012694:Serine