S-Adenosylmethionine: Molecular, biological, and clinical aspects - An introduction

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2002, Pages

  Lieber, Charles S ^a,b,c   Packer, Lester ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Homocysteine; Membranes; Methionine; Methionine adenosyltransferase; Nucleic acids; Polyamines; S adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; METHIONINE; POLYAMINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER DISEASE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NUCLEIC ACID METABOLISM; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT;

HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

EID: 0036829382     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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