Re: phosphoserine and phosphatidylserine

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Hi, Mark and , and others,

>Phosphatidyl Serine is different than phosphorylated Serine. Maybe

>Rich can explain the difference. Phosphatidyl Serine is a popular

>brian enhancer, with research to back it up. Yes, it is rather

>costly. Seriphos, is a product mixture of phosphorus, calcium and

>magnesium that was derived from a phoshorylated mixture of L-Serine

>and Ethanolamine. This product claims to calm down the over active

>HPA axis in some folks.

phosphoserine is the amino acid serine, linked to a phosphate group. It is a

small, water soluble molecule.

Phosphatidylserine is a cell membrane component, much like lecithin. It

contains phosphoserine as the 'head group', the water soluble end, but also

contains two fatty acids to make the other end oil-soluble. That's why it is

useful in membranes - one side stays outward, toward the water; the other

stays inside toward other oil-soluble stuff like the fatty acid ends of

other membrane components.

Ethanolamine is another 'head group' for membrane components. It's like an

thanol combined with an ammonia molecule.

Jerry

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jerry,

Thanks for the explanation.

Mark and

> Hi, Mark and , and others,

>

> >Phosphatidyl Serine is different than phosphorylated Serine. Maybe

> >Rich can explain the difference. Phosphatidyl Serine is a popular

> >brian enhancer, with research to back it up. Yes, it is rather

> >costly. Seriphos, is a product mixture of phosphorus, calcium and

> >magnesium that was derived from a phoshorylated mixture of L-Serine

> >and Ethanolamine. This product claims to calm down the over active

> >HPA axis in some folks.

>

> phosphoserine is the amino acid serine, linked to a phosphate

group. It is a

> small, water soluble molecule.

>

> Phosphatidylserine is a cell membrane component, much like

lecithin. It

> contains phosphoserine as the 'head group', the water soluble end,

but also

> contains two fatty acids to make the other end oil-soluble. That's

why it is

> useful in membranes - one side stays outward, toward the water; the

other

> stays inside toward other oil-soluble stuff like the fatty acid

ends of

> other membrane components.

>

> Ethanolamine is another 'head group' for membrane components. It's

like an

> thanol combined with an ammonia molecule.

>

> Jerry

>

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