"Desmosine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A rare amino acid found in elastin, formed by condensation of four molecules of lysine into a pyridinium ring.
Descriptor ID |
D003895
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MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.762.300 D12.125.072.200
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Concept/Terms |
Desmosine- Desmosine
- 4-(4-Amino-4-Carboxybutyl)-1-(5-Amino-5-Carboxypentyl)-3,5-bis(3-Amino-3-Carboxypropyl)pyridinium
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2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Desmosine" by people in Profiles.
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Cathepsin S deficiency confers protection from neonatal hyperoxia-induced lung injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Oct 15; 176(8):778-85.
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Elastin degradation and calcification in an abdominal aorta injury model: role of matrix metalloproteinases. Circulation. 2004 Nov 30; 110(22):3480-7.
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Lysyl oxidase is required for vascular and diaphragmatic development in mice. J Biol Chem. 2003 Apr 18; 278(16):14387-93.