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Desmosine is an
amino acid
found uniquely in elastin, a
protein found in
connective tissue such as skin, lungs, and
elastic arteries.
Desmosine is a component...
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allysines can
react with
other lysine and
allysine residues to form
desmosine, isodesmosine, and a
number of
other polyfunctional crosslinks that join...
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components identified in eggs****
membranes are
hyaluronic acid,
sialic acid,
desmosine, isodesmosine, ovotransferrin,
lysyl oxidase, lysozyme, and β-N-acetylglucosaminidase...
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tropoelastin molecules are cross-linked via
their lysine residues with
desmosine and
isodesmosine cross-linking molecules. The
enzyme that
performs the...
- Allysine–Allysine–Allysine–Lysine
Desmosine...
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cysteines involved in the protein's
disulfide bonds.
Other crosslinks include desmosine. The
chiral centers of a
polypeptide chain can
undergo racemization. Although...
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these special cross-links are only
found in
mature elastin in mammals.
Desmosine Miao, M.; Bruce, A.E.E.; Bhanji, T.; Davis, E.C.; Keeley, F.W. (2007)...
- C24H40N5O8 (molar m****: 526.603 g/mol,
exact m****: 526.2877 u) may
refer to:
Desmosine Isodesmosine This set
index page
lists chemical structure articles ****ociated...
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collagen (pyridinolines
derived from
three lysine residues) and in
elastin (
desmosines derived from four
lysine residues) that
differ in structure. The importance...
- can be seen in
addition to the
histopathology on
electron microscopy.
Desmosine has been used to
quantify the
amount of
elastin in
lesional skin, which...
