diamino acid/inflammation

There is a severe defect in the surfactant system in adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). According to animal studies oxidant injury acutely alters the synthesis and secretion of surfactant. Plasma-derived surfactant inhibitors cause an early decrease in surface activity in high permeability

The neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is a natural non-proteinogenic diamino acid produced by several species of both prokaryotic (cyanobacteria) and eukaryotic (diatoms and dinoflagellates) microorganisms. BMAA has been shown to biomagnify through the food chain in some ecosystems,