S-Adenosylmethionine and methylation

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 471-480

  Chiang, Peter K ^a,b   Gordon, Richard K ^a   Tal, Jacov ^d   Zeng, G C ^e   Doctor, B P ^a   Pardhasaradhi, K ^f   McCann, Peter P ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^c British Biotech Inc   (United States)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

AdoHcy hydrolase; AdoMet synthesis; protein methylation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; DNA; HOMOCYSTEINE; MESSENGER RNA; PUTRESCINE; RIBOSOME RNA; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

AGING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMOTAXIS; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; REVIEW; RNA METHYLATION; RNA PROCESSING;

EID: 0029926820     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.4.8647346     Document Type: Review

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