Oxidation of glutamine in hela cells: Role and control of truncated TCA cycles in tumour mitochondria

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 213-225

  Piva, Terrence J ^a,c   McEvoy Bowe, Edward ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Post Office Royal Brisbane Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Glutamine; Hela cells; Metabolism; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBON 14; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; TAURINE; TRICARBOXYLIC ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; METABOLIC REGULATION; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

AMINO ACIDS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 0031984274     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4644(19980201)68:2<213::AID-JCB8>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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