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Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Pyridines > Pyridinium Compounds > Desmosine
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Amino Acids, Cyclic > Desmosine

Preferred term

Desmosine  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 4-(4-Amino-4-Carboxybutyl)-1-(5-Amino-5-Carboxypentyl)-3,5-bis(3-Amino-3-Carboxypropyl)pyridinium

Scope note

  • A rare amino acid found in elastin, formed by condensation of four molecules of lysine into a pyridinium ring.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under AMINO ACIDS 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003895

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