RACEMIZED D-ASPARTATE IN ALZHEIMER NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES

被引:37
作者
FISHER, GH
PAYAN, IL
CHOU, SJ
MAN, EH
CERWINSKI, S
MARTIN, T
EMORY, C
FREY, WH
机构
[1] UNIV MIAMI,DEPT CHEM,CORAL GABLES,FL 33124
[2] ST PAUL RAMSEY MED CTR,RAMSEY CLIN,CTR ALZHEIMERS TREATMENT & RES,ST PAUL,MN 55101
关键词
D-ASPARTATE; D-ASP; ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; HUMAN BRAIN;
D O I
10.1016/0361-9230(92)90239-T
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Normal protein-bound L-aspartyl/L-asparaginyl residues may undergo posttranslational modification by racemization to D-aspartate. Based on preliminary results reported here, proteins associated with Alzheimer neurofibrillary tangle preparations contain a greater number of these racemized D-aspartyl residues than the unaffected proteins from the surrounding gray matter or in comparable preparations from normal brains.
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页码:127 / 131
页数:5
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