See Also: 5-pyrrolidone-2-carboxylic acid(medicine)
Carboxylic acid(medicine)
carboxylic acid(encyclopedia)
carboxylic acid ester(medicine)
activated carboxylic acid(medicine)
carboxylic acid reductase(medicine)
uracil-6-carboxylic acid(medicine)
dihdroxyindole-carboxylic acid oxidase(medicine)
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase(medicine)
5-formyl-3-hydroxy-2-methylpyridine-4-carboxylic acid dehydrogenase(medicine)

5-pyrrolidone-2-carboxylic acid (medicine)


5-pyrrolidone-2-carboxylic acid -->
5-oxoproline


A keto derivative of proline that is formed nonenzymatically from glutamate, glutamine, and gamma-glutamylated peptides; it is also produced by the action of gamma-glutamylcyclotransferase; elevated levels of 5-oxoproline are often associated with problems of glutamine or glutathione metabolism.

Synonym: 5-pyrrolidone-2-carboxylic acid, pyroglutamic acid, pyrrolidone-5-carboxylate.