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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prog Retin Eye Res. 2019 Nov 6;76:100802. doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2019.100802

Figure 14. Conversion of L-Asn and L-Asp to D-Asp in human lens proteins as a function of age.

Figure 14.

Quantification of racemization in human lens protein content showed that cataract lenses were found to display consistently greater amounts of racemization at every age, suggesting that racemization may be responsible for cataract formation. Total protein (water soluble + water insoluble) was analyzed. Figure from (Hooi and Truscott, 2011).