CEL

Full Name

Nε-(carboxyethyl) lysine

Keywords

Nepsilon-(carboxyethyl)lysine; Nε-(carboxyethyl) lysine

Background

It is formed during the reaction of methylglyoxal with lysine residues in model compounds and in the proteins RNase and collagen. CEL was also detected in human lens proteins at a concentration similar to that of CML, and increased with age in parallel with the concentration of CML.