Canavanine
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canavanine-184-5355320
title:
Canavanine
text:
L-(+)-(S)-Canavanine is a non-proteinogenic amino acid found in certain leguminous plants. It is structurally related to the proteinogenic α-amino acid L-arginine, the sole difference being the replacement of a methylene bridge (-CH2- unit) in arginine with an oxa group (i.e., an oxygen atom) in canavanine. Canavanine is accumulated primarily in the seeds of the organisms which produce it, where it serves both as a highly deleterious defensive compound against herbivores (due to cells mistaking
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Chemical compound
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canavanine
date created:
2006-02-28T23:11:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T08:47:51Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/L-S-Canavanine.svg","width":335,"height":121}
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13
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