Racemization of aspartic acid in human proteins

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-59

  Ritz Timme, Stefanie ^a   Collins, Matthew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspartic acid; Collagen; Deamidation; Racemization; Review; Succinimide

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; COLLAGEN; MOLECULAR MARKER; PEPTIDASE; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; SUCCINIMIDE; AMIDE;

AGED; AGING; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; DEAMINATION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DENTIN; ENAMEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH MEASUREMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RACEMIZATION; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STEREOISOMERISM;

AGING; AMIDES; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; HUMANS; PROTEINS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0036483747     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(01)00363-3     Document Type: Review

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