Uses
L,L-Dityrosine (o,o'-Dityrosine) is a constituent of acid hydrolysates of a number of biological materials, including the insect cuticular resilin[1].
References
[1] Kungl AJ, et al. Molecular dynamics simulation of the rare amino acid LL-dityrosine and a dityrosine-containing peptide: comparison with time-resolved fluorescence. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1994 Dec 15;1201(3):345-52. DOI:
10.1016/0304-4165(94)90061-2[2] S Pennathur, et al. Mass spectrometric quantification of 3-nitrotyrosine, ortho-tyrosine, and o,o'-dityrosine in brain tissue of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3, 6-tetrahydropyridine-treated mice, a model of oxidative stress in Parkinson's disease. J Biol Chem. 1999 Dec 3;274(49):34621-8. DOI:
10.1074/jbc.274.49.34621
