Mammalian cysteine metabolism: New insights into regulation of cysteine metabolism

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Stipanuk, Martha H ^a   Dominy Jr , John E ^a   Lee, Jeong In ^a   Coloso, Relicardo M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Coenzyme A; Cysteamine; Cysteine; Cysteine dioxygenase; Glutamate cysteine ligase; Glutathione; Hydrogen sulfide; Hypotaurine; Taurine

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; DIOXYGENASE; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; HETERODIMER; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; HYPOTAURINE; MERCAPTAMINE; PANTOTHENATE KINASE; PYRUVIC ACID; SULFUR AMINO ACID; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; LIVER; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TOXICITY; UBIQUITINATION; UPREGULATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33646807833     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.6.1652s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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