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  • Title: Photolysis and ozonolysis of (iso)desmosine-containing crosslinked peptides from porcine aorta elastin.
    Author: Davril M, Guay M, Han KK, Lamy F.
    Journal: Int J Pept Protein Res; 1987 Jan; 29(1):68-77. PubMed ID: 3570657.
    Abstract:
    This report describes the use of photolysis and ozonolysis as a means of achieving complete cleavage of the pyridinium ring of (iso)desmosine in crosslinked elastin peptides. Although photolysis leads to the opening of the ring with concomitant formation of lysine, the peptide chains remain attached. Subsequent ozonolysis is able to completely achieve the cleavage of the rest of the ring skeleton, thus leading to the separation of the peptide chains. Formation of new amino acids, i.e. alpha-aminoadipic and glutamic acids, is emphasized. Localization of these amino acids within the released peptides should be of help in structural investigations on the crosslinking zones involving either isodesmosine or desmosine. However, other amino acids such as tyrosine and phenylalanine are sensitive to this procedure and side reactions occur which are responsible for peptide bond cleavage with the formation of breakdown products.
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