| 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 alpha 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 ) |