From: N-Methyl-D-aspartic Acid (NMDA) in the nervous system of the amphioxus Branchiostoma lanceolatum
Amino acid * | Tissue | ||
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Nerve Cord | Cephalic Vesicle/Hindbrain | Muscle | |
NMDA synthesized (nmol/g tissues) | |||
D-Asp | 33.4 ± 4.3 | 45.5 ± 5.4 | 1.5 ± 0.4 |
L-Asp | 3.4 ± 0.4 | 3.2 ± 0.6 | 0.8 ± 0.2 |
D-Glu | 3.8 ± 0.5 | 2.3 ± 0.4 | 0.7 ± 0.1 |
L-Glu | 3.5 ± 0.4 | 2.1 ± 0.4 | 0.6 ± 0.1 |
D-Ala | 3.2 ± 0.3 | 2.2 ± 0.3 | 0.5 ± 0.2 |
L-Ala | 3.3 ± 0.4 | 3.2 ± 0.6 | 0.8 ± 0.2 |
D-Ser | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 2.6 ± 0.4 | 0.6 ± 0.2 |
L-Ser | 3.5 ± 0.6 | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.2 |
Gly | 3.6 ± 0.4 | 1.9 ± 0.5 | 0.6 ± 0.2 |
Control | 3.1 ± 0.4 | 2.3 ± 0.4 | 0.5 ± 0.1 |