Definition of "sarcosine" []

• The amino acid N-methyl-glycine; it is present in most tissue, and has a number of industrial applications (noun)

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• "Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a molecular waste product of tumors, called sarcosine, that is elevated in the urine of men with advanced prostate cancers."
• "Elevated urine concentrations of a compound called sarcosine in men with prostate cancer may signal an aggressive malignancy. (p. 10)"
• "One promising - if preliminary - finding is that men whose urine contains a high concentration of a molecule called sarcosine appear to be more likely to have advanced prostate cancer, according to a recent study from University of Michigan researchers."