D-amino acids: practical methods and protocols

v. 1. Analytical methods for D-amino acids. v. 2. Free D-amino acids. v. 3. D-amino acids in peptides and proteins. v. 4. Enzymes Involved in the metabolism of D-amino acids

Vol. 2. Table of Contents: Preface Vol 2 Preface Chapter 1 A Systematic Approach to the Brain D-Serine System pp.1-22 Chapter 2 Immunohistochemical Study of D-Serine pp.23-28 Chapter 3 Immunohistochemistry for D-Serine in Brain pp.29-38 Chapter 4 Brain Slice Preparation for Evaluation of the Pathophysiological Functions of D-Serine pp.39-44 Chapter 5 Nephrotoxicity of D-Serine in Rats pp.45-48 Chapter 6 Preparation of a Polyclonal Antiserum against D-Aspartate pp.49-62 Chapter 7 Vesicular Storage in and Secretion of D-Aspartate from Neuroendocrine Cells pp.63-76 Chapter 8 D-Aspartate in Frog Harderian Gland pp.77-84 Chapter 9 The Endocrine Regulation of the Testis is mediated by D-Aspartic Acid: A Study in the Lizard Podarcis S. Sicula pp.85-96 Chapter 10 D-Aspartic Acid in the Nervous System of a Mollusc: An Immunohistochemical Protocol pp.97-102 Chapter 11 Analysis, Distribution, and Physiological Functions of Free D-Alanine in Aquatic Invertebrates pp.103-118 Chapter 12 D-Glutamic Acid Induced Muscle Contraction in Silkworm Larva pp.119-126 Chapter 13 Primary Study of D-Amino Acid Accumulation System pp.127-130 Chapter 14 D-Amino Acids and Immune Response pp.131-144 Chapter 15 Considerations for the use of 'Rapid' Cell Superfusion and Voltage Clamp to Investigate the Role of Rare Amino Acids in Synaptic Transmission pp.145-150 Chapter 16 Are D-Amino Acids Prevalent among Eukaryotes? pp.151-158 Chapter 17 Nutritional Evaluation of D-Amino Acids pp.159-174 Chapter 18 D-Amino Acids in Food pp.175-194 Chapter 19 D-Amino Acid Determination in Foods, Beverages, and Biological Samples pp.195-220 Chapter 20 Gas Chromatographic Determination of D-Amino Acids in Food and Beverages pp.221-240 Index pp.241-253

Vol. 3. Chapter 1 An Essay on D-Amino Acids: Retrospection and Perspective, pp. 1-16 Chapter 2 Detection of the Specific D-Aspartic Acid Residues in Protein, pp. 17-32 Chapter 3 Detection of Amyloid Beta-Peptides with L-Isoaspartate in Alzheimer's Disease, pp. 33-40 Chapter 4 Detection of D-Amino Acid in Peptides by RP-HPLC and Mass Spectrometry, pp. 41-46 Chapter 5 Determination of D-Amino-Acid Residues in Peptides from Animal Venom by NMR: Application to Platypus Venom Peptide OvCNPs, pp. 47-58 Chapter 6 Protein L-Isoaspartyl-O-Methyltransferase Catalyzes in situ Formation of D-Aspartate and D-Isoaspartate in Proteins, pp. 59-68 Chapter 7 Purification of a Novel Mammalian Proteinase for D-Aspartate-Containing Protein, D-Aspartyl Endopeptidase (DAEP), pp. 69-72 Chapter 8 Micro-Purification and Structural Assay of Poly-Gamma-Glutamate, a D-Amino Acid-Containing Biopolymer, pp. 73-78 Chapter 9 Estimation of Chronological Age using the Aspartic Acid Racemization Method on Dentin Samples, pp. 79-84 Chapter 10 The Use of D-Amino Acids in Peptide Design, pp. 85-102 Chapter 11 Cellular Approach of the Biogenesis of D-Amino-Acid Containing Peptides in Eukaryotes: The Crustacean Model, pp. 103-114 Chapter 12 Detection Of D-Beta-Asp Containing Proteins in Paraffin-Embedded Ocular Samples Using Anti-D-Beta-Asp Containing Protein Antibodies, pp. 115-120 Index, pp. 121

Vol. 1.Preface Chapter 1. Chromatographic Determination of Free D- and L-Amino Acids in Marine Algae;pp. 1-8 (Eizo Nagahisa, Takehiko Yokoyama, School of Marine Bioscience, Kitasato Univ.,Japan Chapter 2. Determination of Acidic D-Amino Acids and their N-Methyl Derivatives in Bivalves and other Mollusks;pp. 9-16 (Ryo-hei Yamada,Yoshio Kera,Shouji Takahashi,Katsumasa Abe,Dept. of Environmental Systems Engineering,Nagaoka Univ. of Technology,Japan, Takashi Watanabe, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Ichinoseki National College of Technology,Japan,Kimihiko Shibata, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemisrty, Fukushima Nat'l College of Technology,Japan) Chapter 3. Purification and Determination of N-Methyl-d-Aspartic Acid (NMDA) in Biological Tissues;pp. 17-24 (Enza Topo, Antimo D'Aniello, Enrico D'Aniello, Zoolological Station Aaton Dohrn,Italy) Chapter 4. A Sensitive One Step HPLC Method for Simultaneous Determination of N-Methyl-(D and L)-Aspartate, N-Me;pp. 25-31 (Mara Tsesarskala,Erika Galindo,George Fisher, Dept. of Chemistry,Barry Univ.,Miami Shores,Fl.,Gyula Szokan, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Eotvos Univ.,Budapest, Hungary) Chapter 5. Methods for Total Determination of D-Aspartic A…