title: Enzymatic formation of L- & D-2-pyrrolidone 5-carboxylic acid from L- & D-glutamic acid in human skin & albino rat epidermis.
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000818:Animals; D002729:Chloromercuribenzoates / Q000494:pharmacology; D005971:Glutamates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011761:Pyrrolidonecarboxylic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D012867:Skin / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D002729:Chloromercuribenzoates; D005971:Glutamates; D011760:Pyrrolidinones; D011773:Pyruvates; D008345:Manganese; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D006867:Hydrolases; D008274:Magnesium; D011761:Pyrrolidonecarboxylic Acid