Urinary excretion of 5-L-oxoproline (pyroglutamic acid) is increased in normal adults consuming vegetarian or low protein diets

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2813-2822

  Jackson, Alan A ^a   Persaud, Chandarika ^a   Meakins, Tracey S ^a   Bundy, Rafe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amino acid; glutathione; glycine; humans; nitrogen; protein

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; PYROGLUTAMIC ACID;

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID URINE LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ADULT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN; PYRROLIDONECARBOXYLIC ACID; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029909031     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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