"Sarcosine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An amino acid intermediate in the metabolism of choline.
| Descriptor ID |
D012521
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.481.700.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Sarcosine- Sarcosine
- N-Methylglycine
- N Methylglycine
- Methylglycine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sarcosine" by people in Profiles.
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Pretreatment optimization of tissue metabolomics in colorectal cancer. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2022; 31(3):526-533.
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Cobalamin Deficiency Results in Increased Production of Formate Secondary to Decreased Mitochondrial Oxidation of One-Carbon Units in Rats. J Nutr. 2018 03 01; 148(3):358-363.
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Choline and dimethylglycine produce superoxide/hydrogen peroxide from the electron transport chain in liver mitochondria. FEBS Lett. 2016 Dec; 590(23):4318-4328.
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A case control study of sarcosine as an early prostate cancer detection biomarker. BMC Urol. 2015 Oct 01; 15:99.
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Glycine transporter-I inhibitors: a new class of antidepressant? Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Nov 15; 74(10):710-1.
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Metabolomic signatures of aggressive prostate cancer. Prostate. 2013 Oct; 73(14):1547-60.
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The role of sarcosine metabolism in prostate cancer progression. Neoplasia. 2013 May; 15(5):491-501.
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DNA methylation potential: dietary intake and blood concentrations of one-carbon metabolites and cofactors in rural African women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Jun; 97(6):1217-27.
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Re: Florian Jentzmik, Carsten Stephan, Kurt Miller, et al. Sarcosine in urine after digital rectal examination fails as a marker in prostate cancer detection and identification of aggressive tumours. Eur Urol 2010;58:12-8. Eur Urol. 2010 Sep; 58(3):e29-30; author reply e31-2.
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The glycine transport inhibitor sarcosine is an inhibitory glycine receptor agonist. Neuropharmacology. 2009 Oct-Nov; 57(5-6):551-5.