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Isodesmosine
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Definition
: 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 condensation of four molecules of lysine into a pyridinium ring.
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dihydroisodesmosine
53733-89-4 3,5-
Pyridinedibutanoic acid, alpha,alpha'-
diamino-
2-
(4-
amino-
4-
carboxybutyl)-
1-
(5-
amino-
5-
carboxypentyl)-
1,2-
dihydro
Isodesmosine/*analogs & derivatives.
BBA 538:258;1978