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IDENTIFICATION OF D‐ASPARTIC ACID IN THE BRAIN OF OCTOPUS VULGARIS LAM
Author(s) -
D'Aniello A.,
Giuditta A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1977.tb06508.x
Subject(s) - octopus (software) , amino acid , aspartic acid , biochemistry , biology , central nervous system , chemistry , endocrinology , computational chemistry
— An assay method based on the use of specific oxidases has been used to search for D‐amino acids in the organs of Octopus vulgaris . A high concentration of D‐aspartate has been detected in the central brain and in the optic lobes but not in non‐nervous organs. Other D‐amino acids appear to be absent from brain and from other tissues.