Chemical Properties
L-PYROGLUTAMIC ACID BETA-NAPHTHYLAMIDE is Light Pink-White Crystals
Uses
L-PYROGLUTAMIC ACID BETA-NAPHTHYLAMIDE is a substrate for pyroglutamate aminopeptidase. Used for colorimetric determination of pyrrolidonyl peptidase activity in bacteria
Uses
Substrate for the assay of pyrrolidonylpeptidase.
Uses
A substrate for pyroglutamate aminopeptidase. Used for differentiation of Group A streptococci and enterococci from other streptococci.
Definition
ChEBI: An L-proline derivative that is the amide obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of 5-oxo-L-proline with the amino group of 2-naphthylamine.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Pyroglutamic acid is known to participate in the gamma-glutamyl cycle. Recent studies show that a congenital metabolic error was associated with increased pyroglutamic excretion in urine.
