Table of Contents: Preface
Chapter 1
An Essay on D-Amino Acids: Retrospection and Perspective, pp. 1-16
Chapter 2
Detection of the Specific D-Aspartic Acid Residues in Protein, pp. 17-32
Chapter 3
Detection of Amyloid Beta-Peptides with L-Isoaspartate in Alzheimer’s Disease, pp. 33-40
Chapter 4
Detection of D-Amino Acid in Peptides by RP-HPLC and Mass Spectrometry, pp. 41-46
Chapter 5
Determination of D-Amino-Acid Residues in Peptides from Animal Venom by NMR: Application to Platypus Venom Peptide OvCNPs, pp. 47-58
Chapter 6
Protein L-Isoaspartyl-O-Methyltransferase Catalyzes in situ Formation of D-Aspartate and D-Isoaspartate in Proteins, pp. 59-68
Chapter 7
Purification of a Novel Mammalian Proteinase for D-Aspartate-Containing Protein, D-Aspartyl Endopeptidase (DAEP), pp. 69-72
Chapter 8
Micro-Purification and Structural
Assay of Poly-Gamma-Glutamate, a D-Amino Acid-Containing Biopolymer, pp. 73-78
Chapter 9
Estimation of Chronological Age using the Aspartic Acid Racemization Method on Dentin Samples, pp. 79-84
Chapter 10
The Use of D-Amino Acids in Peptide Design, pp. 85-102
Chapter 11
Cellular Approach of the Biogenesis of D-Amino-Acid Containing Peptides in Eukaryotes: The Crustacean Model, pp. 103-114
Chapter 12
Detection Of D-Beta-Asp Containing Proteins in Paraffin-Embedded Ocular Samples Using Anti-D-Beta-Asp Containing Protein Antibodies, pp. 115-120
Index, pp. 121 |