The effect of L-cysteine and glutathione on inhibition of Na+, K+-ATPase activity by aspartame metabolites in human erythrocyte membrane

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 593-597

  Schulpis, K H ^a   Papassotiriou, I ^a   Parthimos, T ^b   Tsakiris, T ^b   Tsakiris, S ^b  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Aspartame; Aspartic acid; K+ ATPase; Methanol; Na+; Phenylalanine

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (MAGNESIUM); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM); ASPARTAME DERIVATIVE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; METHANOL; PHENYLALANINE; SWEETENING AGENT; ASPARTAME;

ADULT; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN INTAKE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPARTAME; CELLS, CULTURED; CYSTEINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 33744990632     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602355     Document Type: Article

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