Formation of advanced glycation end (AGE) products in diabetes: Prevention by pyruvate and α-keto glutarate

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 171, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 23-28

  Varma, Shambhu D ^a   Devamanoharan, P S ^a   Ali, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Keto acid derivatives; Protein glycation

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; GLYCOSYLATED PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PYRUVIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACTOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYSTALLINS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLUTARATES; GLYCOSYLATION END PRODUCTS, ADVANCED; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; PYRUVIC ACID;

EID: 0030956826     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006846501081     Document Type: Article

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