Structured Summary
Abstract
A rare amino acid found in elastin, formed by condensation of four molecules of lysine into a pyridinium ring.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C24H40N5O8+
- Molecular Weight
- 526.6 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 11003-57-9
- IUPAC Name
- (2S)-2-amino-6-[4-[(4S)-4-amino-4-carboxybutyl]-3,5-bis[(3S)-3-amino-3-carboxypropyl]pyridin-1-ium-1-yl]hexanoic acid
- InChIKey
- VEVRNHHLCPGNDU-MUGJNUQGSA-O
- 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
- MeSH Unique ID
- D003895
- Source
- PubChem CID 15942890
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Synonyms
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- 4-(4-Amino-4-Carboxybutyl)-1-(5-Amino-5-Carboxypentyl)-3,5-bis(3-Amino-3-Carboxypropyl)pyridinium
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30 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(75); was see under AMINO ACIDS 1975-90
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Previous Indexing
- Amino Acids (1972-1974)
- Pyridinium Compounds (1970-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Desmosine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003895. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003895
- Desmosine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmosine
- Desmosine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61184
- Desmosine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 15942890. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15942890