Nepsilon-(beta-Aspartyl)lysinuria in children with various pathological conditions.
The isolation, identification, and quantitative determination of an unusual urinary dipeptide, Nepsilon-(beta-aspartyl)lysine, is described, as well as its synthesis. This compound was observed in children in various disease states, but without any correlation with a particular symptom. Its origin is discussed.
D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000652:urine; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004151:Dipeptides / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008239:Lysine / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry
D004151:Dipeptides; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D008239:Lysine