All-trans-Retinoic Acid Rapidly Induces Glycine N-methyltransferase in a Dose-Dependent Manner and Reduces Circulating Methionine and Homocysteine Levels in Rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 4090-4094

  Ozias, Marlies K ^a   Schalinske, Kevin L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose dependent; Glycine N methyltransferase; Homocysteine; Rats; Retinoids

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); AMINO ACID; GLYCINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0344738802     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.12.4090     Document Type: Conference Paper

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