Production of hypotaurine from L-cysteinesulfinate by rat liver mitochondria

Amino Acids

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-58

  Ubuka, T ^a   Okada, A ^a,b   Nakamura, H ^a  

^a KAWASAKI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL WELFARE   (Japan)

^b Okada Medical Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Antioxidant; Cysteine metabolism; Hypotaurine; L Cysteinesulfinate decarboxylase; Liver mitochondria

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBOXYLYASE; CHLORIDE; CYSTEINE SULFINIC ACID; CYSTEINESULFINATE DECARBOXYLASE; DABSYL CHLORIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOTAURINE; SUCROSE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBOXY-LYASES; CYSTEINE; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TAURINE;

RATTUS;

EID: 44949251896     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-007-0633-x     Document Type: Article

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