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Desmosine

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Definition: A rare amino acid found in elastin, formed by condensation of four molecules of lysine into a pyridinium ring.      Other names 4-(4-Amino-4-Carboxybutyl)-1-(5-Amino-5-Carboxypen
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
isooxodesmosine  147044-50-6   Desmosine/*analogs & derivatives. Arch Biochem Biophys 2001 Jan 1;385(1):209-19
oxodesmosine  147044-49-3   Desmosine/*analogs & derivatives. Arch Biochem Biophys 2001 Jan 1;385(1):209-19
dehydrohistidinohydroxymerodesmosine  58402-48-5 5-Undecenedioic acid, 2,10-diamino-6-(4-(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-5-(((5-amino-5-carboxy-2-hydroxypentyl)imino)methyl)  Desmosine/*analogs & derivatives. J Biol Chem 1980;255(21):10414
photodesmosine  70701-07-4 Pyridinium, 3-(4-amino-4-carboxybutyl)-1-(5-amino-5-carboxypentyl)-2,4-bis(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)  *Desmosine. Biochim Biophys Acta 584(2):327;1979
dehydromerodesmosine  51299-87-7 5-Undecenedioic acid, 2,10-diamino-5-(((5-amino-5-carboxypentyl)imino)methyl)-, (2S-(2R*,5(R*),10R*))  Desmosine/*analogs & derivatives. Connect Tissue Res 2(3):231;1974
hydroxymerodesmosine  42589-01-5 5-Undecenedioic acid, 2,10-diamino-5-(((5-amino-5-carboxy-2-hydroxypentyl)amino)methyl)  Desmosine/*analogs & derivatives Collagen. Biochim Biophys Acta 310(1):130;1973
histidinohydroxymerodesmosine  51773-61-6 2,10-diamino-5-(5-hydroxylysinonorleucyl)-6-(N(3)- histidyl)undecanedioic acid  Desmosine/*analogs & derivatives Histidine/*analogs & derivatives. J Biol Chem 248(2):393;1973

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