ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
D-Alanine
;
D-proline
;
D-serine
;
glomerulonephritis
;
plasma
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Twelve neutral free amino acids, i. e., serine, threonine, glutamine, asparagine, alanine, proline, methionine, tyrosine, valine, leucine, isoleucine and phenylalanine, were surveyed for the presence of D-enantiomers in plasma samples from patients with renal diseases and from normal subjects. D-serine, D-alanine and D-proline were found in the patient's plasma. The highest concentrations (D/L ratio) of D-serine, D-alanine and D-proline were 0.2362, 0.2087 and 0.0986, respectively. The sum of the contents of the three D-amino acids in a plasma sample correlated with the serum creatinine level of the subject. No D-amino acid was shown to be present in the plasma proteins.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01919147
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