IDENTIFICATION OF D‐ASPARTIC ACID IN THE BRAIN OF <i>OCTOPUS VULGARIS</i> LAM

Abstract

Abstract— An assay method based on the use of specific oxidases has been used to search for D‐amino acids in the organs of Octopus vulgaris . A high concentration of D‐aspartate has been detected in the central brain and in the optic lobes but not in non‐nervous organs. Other D‐amino acids appear to be absent from brain and from other tissues.