Activities of hepatic cytosolic and mitochondrial forms of serine hydroxymethyltransferase and hepatic glycine concentration are affected by vitamin B-6 intake in rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-238

  Scheer, Jennifer B ^a   Mackey, Amy D ^a   Gregory III, Jesse F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

One carbon metabolism; Rat; Serine hydroxymethyltransferase; Vitamin B 6

Indexed keywords

APOENZYME; GLYCINE; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; ISOENZYME; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXINE; SERINE; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON METABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER CYTOSOL; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RAT; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 13244252239     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.2.233     Document Type: Article

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