α-Ketoisocaproate alters the production of both lactate and aspartate from [U-13C] glutamate in astrocytes: A 13C NMR study

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1001-1008

  McKenna, Mary C ^a   Sonnewald, Ursula ^b,c   Huang, Xueli ^a   Stevenson, Joseph ^a   Johnsen, Svein F ^b   Sande, Leif M ^b   Zielke, H Ronald ^a  

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

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

13C NMR spectroscopy; Aspartate; Astrocytes; Energy metabolism; Glutamine; Lactate; Leucine; Malate aspartate shuttle; Maple syrup urine disease; U 13C Glutamate; Ketoisocaproate

Indexed keywords

2 OXOISOCAPROIC ACID; ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; CARBON 13; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; LACTIC ACID; MALIC ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSAMINATION;

ACER; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031939923     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70031001.x     Document Type: Article

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