desmosine
Sign in to saveDesmosine is an amino acid found uniquely in elastin, a protein found in connective tissue such as skin, lungs, and elastic arteries.
Research
721 papers- Desmosine in Aortic Disease: Biology, Measurement, and Clinical Applications in Aortic Pathologies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026
- Desmosine as a biomarker for the emergent properties of pulmonary emphysema.Frontiers in medicine · 2023
- Plasma Desmosine and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Disease.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2019
- Fingerprinting desmosine-containing elastin peptides.Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry · 2015
- Plasma desmosine for prediction of outcomes after acute myocardial infarction.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 526.28713966009
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- chemical formula
- C₂₄H₄₀N₅O₈
- canonical SMILES
- C1=C(C(=C(C=[N+]1CCCCC(C(=O)O)N)CCC(C(=O)O)N)CCCC(C(=O)O)N)CCC(C(=O)O)N
- Commons category
- Desmosine
- isomeric SMILES
- C1=C(C(=C(C=[N+]1CCCC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)CC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)CCC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)CC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Synthesis
- Biosynthesis
- Lab Synthesis
- Bonding
- Bonding in elastin/collagen
- Function
- Material properties
- Current usage in medicine
- Application of desmosine
- References
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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.
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