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Isodesmosine

Known as: Isodesmosine [Chemical/Ingredient], Pyridinium, 2-(4-amino-4-carboxybutyl)-1-(5-amino-5-carboxypentyl)-3,5-bis(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)- 
2-(4-Amino-4-carboxybutyl)-1-(5-amino-5-carboxypentyl)-3,5-bis(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)pyridinium. A rare amino acid found in elastin, formed by… 
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1987
1987
Desmosine and isodesmosine as cross-links in the hinge-ligament protein of bivalves. 3,3'-Methylenebistyrosine as an artefact.
Desmosine and isodesmosine were detected in an invertebrate molluscan species, i.e. in an insoluble protein in the hinge ligament… 
1986
1986
Lysyl oxidase activity and synthesis of desmosines in cultured human aortic cells and skin fibroblasts: comparison of cell lines from control subjects and patients with the Marfan syndrome or other…
The activity of lysyl oxidase, the cross-linking enzyme of elastin and collagen, was measured in culture media of human skin… 
1985
1985
Impairment of elastin resynthesis in the lungs of hamsters with experimental emphysema induced by sequential administration of elastase and trypsin.
The nonelastolytic proteases trypsin and chymotrypsin were administered to hamsters 24 hours after intratracheal injection of… 
1981
1981
Elastin biosynthesis and cross-link formation in rabbit aortic smooth muscle cell cultures.
Rabbit aortic smooth muscle cells in culture produce insoluble elastin which can be purified by treatment with hot alkali. These… 
1980
1980
Amino acid sequences C-terminal to the cross-links in bovine elastin.
All the desmosine-containing elastolytic peptides of bovine ligamentum-nuchae elastin have now been examined for amino acid… 
1979
1979
Studies on the absorption of desmosine and isodesmosine.
: Intestinal absorption of desmosine and isodesmosine was investigated in several animal species. Hamsters given desmosine… 
1978
1978
Influence of D-penicillamine on the formation of elastin and its cross-links.
The amount of insoluble elastin and its content of desmosine cross-links were investigated in aortas of chick embryos, to which D… 
1977
1977
A critical role for copper in aortic elastin structure and synthesis.
Copper deficiency initiates extensive pathological changes in the major arteries of young chicks and pigs. These changes for the… 
1975
1975
A large scale procedure for purification of desmosine and isodesmosine.
A rapid large scale procedure was devised for the purification of desmosine and isodesmosine from ligamentum nuchae elastin. The… 
1969
1969
The Effect of Pyridoxine Deficiency on Aortic Elastin Biosynthesis
  • B. Starcher
  • Proceedings of the Society for Experimental…
  • 1969
  • Corpus ID: 10204520
An intake of dietary copper is required for the formation of desmosine and isodesmosine, the important cross-linking amino acids…