The biosynthesis of taurine from N-acetyl-L-cysteine and other precursors in vivo and in rat hepatocytes

Amino Acids

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 173-185

  Waterfield, C J ^a   Timbrell, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Cysteine sulphinate; Glutathione; Hepatocytes; Hypotaurine; Taurine synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CYSTEINE SULFINIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HYPOTAURINE; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID URINE LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030009511     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00806590     Document Type: Article

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