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| Title: | D-Amino Acids
: A New Frontier in Amino Acids & Protein Research: Practical Methods & Protocols |
| Author: | Ryuichi Konno et al (eds) |
| ISBN: | 1600210759 : 9781600210754 |
| Illustrations: | tables & charts |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 629 |
| Weight: | 1.675 Kg. |
| Published: | Nova Science Publishers - April 2007 |
| List Price: | 120.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Biology, life sciences: Chemistry |
D-amino acids have been considered as unnatural amino acids and it has been the common belief that D-amino acids are not present in eukaryotes. However, improvements and developments of analytic methods have shown the D-amino acids are present in a considerable amount of eukaryotes and even in humans. Some of them have been shown to have physiological functions. In this book, all aspects of D-amino acid research are described: analytic methods for D-amino acids, the presence of various D-amino acids in a wide variety of organisms, nutritional aspects of D-amino acids, anabolic and catabolic enzymes for D-amino acids, physiological significance of D-amino acids, pathology of D-amino acids, industrial aspect of D-amino acids etc.
Preface; Introduction; Analytical methods of the detection of D-amino acids; Free D-amino acids in animal tissues and their physiological role; Free D-amino acid in food stuffs and their nutritional aspects; Protein-bound D-amino acids; Enzymes involved in synthesis and metabolism of D-amino acids; Index.
