Glutamine metabolism in endothelial cells: Ornithine synthesis from glutamine via pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-123

  Wu, Guoyao ^a   Haynes, Tony E ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Meininger, Cynthia J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Glutamate; Glutamine; Nitric oxide; Ornithine; Pyrroline 5 carboxylate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; SYNTHETASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0033938163     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(00)00196-3     Document Type: Article

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