N(6)-(2-Amino-2-carboxyethyl)-L-lysine. An unusual amino acid, not a dipeptide, which has been found in proteins of cooked foods. It is formed in food that is heated or treated with alkali. Has been implicated in nephrocytomegalia in rats.

Annotation

"an unusual amino acid...found in proteins of cooked foods"

DUI

D008241 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0012839

CAS

L-Lysine, N6-(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)-

Previous indexing

Alanine (1966-1978); Dipeptides (1966-1978); Lysine (1966-1978)

History note

91(79); was see under LYSINE 1979-90

Public note

91; was see under LYSINE 1979-90