Chemicals and Drugs

Isoaspartic Acid

An ASPARTIC ACID residue in polypeptide chains that is linked at the beta-carboxyl group instead of at the normal, alpha-carboxyl group, polypeptide linkage. It is a result of the spontaneous decomposition of aspartic acid or ASPARAGINE residues.

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Abstract

An ASPARTIC ACID residue in polypeptide chains that is linked at the beta-carboxyl group instead of at the normal, alpha-carboxyl group, polypeptide linkage. It is a result of the spontaneous decomposition of aspartic acid or ASPARAGINE residues.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • beta-Aspartic Acid
  • beta Aspartic Acid
  • Isoaspartate
  • beta-Aspartate
  • beta Aspartate

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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

2002; use ASPARTIC ACID 1993-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Aspartic Acid (1984-2001)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D12.125w.067.500.275w
  2. D12.125w.119.170.275w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Isoaspartic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D026581. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D026581
  2. Isoaspartic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoaspartate
  3. Isoaspartic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6085248