D-ASPARTIC ACID is on the long list of supplements boasting benefits ranging from boosting testosterone levels to improving fertility to beefing up your muscles. But is there any truth to these claims ...

D-Aspartate (D-Asp) is an atypical amino acid increasingly recognised for its pivotal role in reproductive endocrinology. Research has demonstrated that D-Asp acts as a local messenger in the ...

D-Aspartic acid is abundant in the developing brain. We have identified and cloned mammalian aspartate racemase (DR), which converts L-aspartate to D-aspartate and colocalizes with D-aspartate in the ...

The amino acids L-glutamate and L-aspartate depolarize H1 horizontal cells in the perfused goldfish retina but only at millimolar concentrations. The effects of L-glutamate (but not of L-aspartate) ...

Many biomolecules come in two versions that are each other's mirror image, like a left and a right hand. Cells generally use the left-hand version of amino acids to produce proteins, and uptake ...

A new Cochrane review casts doubt on the value of ketamine and other N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor agonists to relieve chronic noncancer pain. “Clinicians should know that there is currently no ...