Effects of cysteine on amino acid concentrations and transsulfuration enzyme activities in rat liver with protein-calorie malnutrition

Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1171-1181

  Kim, Yoon G ^a   Kim, Sang K ^b   Kwon, Jong W ^c   Park, Ock J ^d   Kim, Sang G ^b   Kim, Young C ^b   Lee, Myung G ^b  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Dong A Pharmaceutical Company   (South Korea)

^d Hannam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Cysteine; Protein calorie malnutrition; Rat; Transsulfuration enzymes

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CASEIN; CYSTEINE; CYSTEINE SULFINATE DECARBOXYLASE; ENZYME; GAMMA GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; SERINE; SULFUR AMINO ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISEASE MODEL; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; SUPPLEMENTATION; UPREGULATION;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CARBOXY-LYASES; CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; CYSTEINE; CYSTEINE DIOXYGENASE; CYTOSOL; DIET; DIOXYGENASES; EATING; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; OXYGENASES; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SULFUR; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037462287     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(02)02366-4     Document Type: Article

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