Description
D-CycloserineisanantibioticcompoundthatexhibitsantibacterialactivityagainstMycobacteriumtuberculosis;itinhibitsD-Ala-D-Alaligase.Additionally,D-cycloserineactsasaglycinesitepartialagoNISTatNMDAreceptors,enhancingmemoryandlearningandpotentiallydisplayingantidepressantandcognitionenhancingactivities.
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