Effect of acute betaine administration on hepatic metabolism of S-amino acids in rats and mice

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1565-1574

  Kim, Sang K ^a   Choi, Kwon H ^a   Kim, Young C ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cysteine; Glutathione; Methionine cycle; S adenosylmethionine; Transsulfuration pathway

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BETAINE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; PROPARGYLGLYCINE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEPATIC VEIN; LIVER; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0038065415     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(03)00115-1     Document Type: Article

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