A mathematical model gives insights into the effects of vitamin B-6 deficiency on 1-carbon and glutathione metabolism

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 784-791

  Nijhout, H Frederik ^a,d   Gregory, Jesse F ^b   Fitzpatrick, Courtney ^a   Cho, Eugenia ^a   Lamers, K Yvonne ^b   Ulrich, Cornelia M ^c,d   Reed, Michael C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCINE; GLYCINE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON; SERINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CARBON METABOLISM; CELL CYCLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; TISSUE LEVEL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; METABOLISM;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARBON; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCINE; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SERINE; VITAMIN B 6 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 64049093933     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.104265     Document Type: Article

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