See Also: pyrrolidone-5-carboxylate(medicine)
pyrrolidone(dictionary)
pyrrolidone(medicine)
5-pyrrolidone-2-carboxylic acid(medicine)
carboxylate reductase(medicine)
pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate(medicine)
pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase(medicine)
pyrroline-2-carboxylate reductase(medicine)
pyrroline carboxylate reductases(medicine)
pyrrole-2-carboxylate monooxygenase(medicine)

hill (iou) and pyrrolidone-5-carboxylate (medicine)


hill (iou)



hill verb2. M16.
[from HILL noun, in branch II infl. by HILL verb1.]
I. verb intrans. Ascend; rise in or on a slope. Only in M16.
verb trans. Form into a hill; heap up. L16.
verb trans. Surround with hills; cover with hills. rare. E17.
verb intrans. Of ruffs: assemble on rising ground at the breeding season. L18.
II.
verb trans. Bank up (plants) with soil. L16.

pyrrolidone-5-carboxylate (medicine)


pyrrolidone-5-carboxylate -->
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.