The logic of the hepatic methionine metabolic cycle

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1804, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-96

  Martinov, M V ^a   Vitvitsky, V M ^a,b   Banerjee, R ^b   Ataullakhanov, F I ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HEMATOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR THEORETICAL PROBLEMS OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Methionine metabolism; Sulfur, Mathematical model, Allostery

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONEN ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE I; METHIONINE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE III; METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; DISEASE MODEL; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME MECHANISM; HOMEOSTASIS; LIFESPAN; LIVER METABOLISM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METABOLIC RATE; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; ANIMALS; GLYCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LIVER; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; METHIONINE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

EID: 71649101410     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2009.10.004     Document Type: Review

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