| Term: | muscle L-proline |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | muscle |
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| Synonyms: | muscles |
| Definition: | Portion of tissue composed of contractile fibers. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005145] |
| Name: | L-proline |
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| Synonyms: | (-)-(S)-proline, (-)-2-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid, (-)-proline, (2S)-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid, (S)-2-carboxypyrrolidine, (S)-2-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid, (S)-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid, 2-Pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid, L-(-)-proline, L-alpha-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid, L-Prolin, L-proline, L-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid, P, prolina, PROLINE, prolinum |
| Definition: | Pyrrolidine in which the pro-S hydrogen at position 2 is substituted by a carboxylic acid group. L-Proline is the only one of the twenty DNA-encoded amino acids which has a secondary amino group α to the carboxyl group. It is an essential component of collagen and is important for proper functioning of joints and tendons. It also helps maintain and strengthen heart muscles. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:17203] ( EBI ) |