Suppression of methionine-induced hyperhomocysteinemia by glycine and serine in rats

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2403-2409

  Fukada, Shin Ichiro ^a   Shimada, Yasuhiko ^a   Morita, Tatsuya ^a   Sugiyama, Kimio ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glycine; Homocysteine; Methionine; Rat; Serine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYMES; METABOLITES; NITROGEN; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GLYCINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; SERINE;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CYSTATHIONINE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; GLYCINE; METHIONINE; SERINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LIVER; METABOLISM; RAT;

ANIMALS; CYSTATHIONINE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; GLYCINE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LIVER; METHIONINE; RATS; SERINE;

EID: 33750480216     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60130     Document Type: Article

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