A desmosine cross-link is formed from three allysyl side chains plus one unaltered lysyl side chain from the same or neighbouring polypeptides. Detection of desmosine in urine, plasma or sputum samples can be a marker for elastin breakdown due to high elastase activity related to certain diseases. It is found in elastin. Desmosine causes a yellow ...
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<cell biology> Component of elastin, formed from four side chains of lysine and constituting a cross linkage. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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Component of elastin, formed from four side chains of lysine and constituting a cross-linkage.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: des′mō-sēn Definitions: 1. A cross-linking amino acid formed from lysyl residues found in elastin.
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