Threonine is catabolized by L-threonine 3-dehydrogenase and threonine dehydratase in hepatocytes from domestic cats (Felis domestica)

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2218-2226

  Hammer, Victoria A ^a,b   Rogers, Quinton R ^a   Freedland, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

feline; L threonine 3 dehydrogenase; threonine aldolase; threonine dehydratase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLYCINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; THREONINE; THREONINE DEHYDRATASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER CELL; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0029787220     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.9.2218     Document Type: Article

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