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L-phenyalanine apparently "inhibits NMDAR current in hippocampal neurons by competing for the glycine-binding site" [1] and is also an essential amino acid. Oop
by facetube 10y ago
L-phenyalanine apparently "inhibits NMDAR current in hippocampal neurons by competing for the glycine-binding site" [1] and is also an essential amino acid. Oops.
[1] http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/v7/n4/full/4000976a.html http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/v7/n4/full/4000976a.html
- forloop 10y agoOnly at concentrations seen when the model has phenylketonuria. It's a rare disorder[0]. Steve Jobs was know for eating fruit high in phenyalanine (well tyrosine)[1]. It may have contributed to his high performance. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylketonuria#Genetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylketonuria#Genetics [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrosine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrosine
- facetube 10y agoYeah, admittedly a bit of a tongue-in-cheek stretch.