Glycogenolysis is directed towards ascorbate synthesis by glutathione conjugation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 317, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 149-156

  Chan, Tom S ^a   Wilson, John X ^b   O'Brien, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; cAMP; Glucose; Glucuronate pathway; Glucuronic acid; Glutathione; Glutathione conjugation; Glycogen; Glycogenesis; Vitamin C synthesis

Indexed keywords

1 BROMOHEPTANE; ASCORBIC ACID; BUCLADESINE; CYCLIC AMP; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEPTANE DERIVATIVE; PHORONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID METABOLISM; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LEVEL; CELL STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME MECHANISM; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BUCLADESINE; CYCLIC AMP; DIAMIDE; DITHIOTHREITOL; FRUCTOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLYCOGEN; HEPATOCYTES; HEPTANES; IMIDAZOLES; IMIDAZOLIDINES; KETONES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE;

EID: 1642463488     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.03.022     Document Type: Article

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