Hypohomocysteinemic effect of cysteine is associated with increased plasma cysteine concentration in rats fed diets low in protein and methionine levels

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-74

  Kawakami, Yoshiko ^a   Ohuchi, Seiya ^a   Morita, Tatsuya ^a   Sugiyama, Kimio ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cysteine; Homocysteine; Hypohomocysteinemic effect; Low methionine diet; Low protein diet

Indexed keywords

BETAINE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; CYSTEIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GUANIDINOACETIC ACID; MERCAPTAMINE; METHIONINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; CASEIN; CHOLINE; CYSTEAMINE DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; METABOLISM; WISTAR RAT;

GLYCINE MAX; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; BETAINE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CASEINS; CHOLINE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; CYSTEIC ACID; CYSTEINE; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GLYCINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; MERCAPTOETHYLAMINES; METHIONINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; SOYBEAN PROTEINS;

EID: 66849099470     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.55.66     Document Type: Article

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