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- Title
d-Proline: Comment to 'An overview on d-amino acids'.
- Authors
König, Simone; Marco, Heather; Gäde, Gerd
- Abstract
An excellent 2017 review in this journal about d-amino acids by Genchi aims for a comprehensive representation of the current state of knowledge. Unfortunately, information about both d-proline and proline racemase is almost entirely missing. In our investigations into d/ l-Pro-containing neuropeptides in cicadas, we have performed literature surveys in this context. Proline racemases in bacteria are known since 1957; their function has been studied mostly in prokaryotes and, more recently, proline racemase was identified in the unicellular eukaryotic parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Published data on d-proline and/or proline racemase in other species are rare or non-existent.
- Subjects
AMINO acids; PROLINE; RACEMASES
- Publication
Amino Acids, 2018, Vol 50, Issue 2, p359
- ISSN
0939-4451
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1007/s00726-017-2511-5