D-Proline

Chemical properties

White to off-white powder

Occurrence

D-proline is an isomer of the naturally occurring amino acid, L-Proline. D-amino acids have been found in relatively high abundance in human plasma and saliva. These amino acids may be of bacterial origin, but there is also evidence that they are endogenously produced through amino acid racemase activity.

The Uses of D-Proline

Labelled D-Proline Lasubine II and (+)-Cermizine C.

The Uses of D-Proline

Used in the synthesis of (R)-(+)-N-Boc-Pipecolic Acid, (S)-(-)-Coniine, (S)-(+)-Pelletierine, (+)-.beta.-Conhydrine, and (S)-(-)-Ropivacaine and formal synthesis of (-)-Lasubine II and (+)-Cermizine C.

The Uses of D-Proline

proline is a skin-conditioning agent. An amino acid found in the collagen molecule.

Definition

ChEBI: D-proline is the D-enantiomer of proline. It has a role as a mouse metabolite. It is a D-alpha-amino acid and a proline. It is a conjugate base of a D-prolinium. It is a conjugate acid of a D-prolinate. It is an enantiomer of a L-proline. It is a tautomer of a D-proline zwitterion.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 71, p. 2818, 1949 DOI: 10.1021/ja01176a065
Tetrahedron Letters, 28, p. 6469, 1987 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)96890-4