Proline and hydroxyproline metabolism: Implications for animal and human nutrition

Amino Acids

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1053-1063

  Wu, Guoyao ^a,e   Bazer, Fuller W ^a   Burghardt, Robert C ^b   Johnson, Gregory A ^b   Kim, Sung Woo ^c   Knabe, Darrell A ^a   Li, Peng ^d   Li, Xilong ^a   McKnight, Jason R ^a   Satterfield, M Carey ^a   Spencer, Thomas E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d National Renderers Association   (United States)

^e CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Growth; Health; Nutrition; Proline

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COLLAGEN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; MILK PROTEIN; POLYAMINE; PROLINE; PYRROLINE 5 CARBOXYLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL FOOD; BODY FLUID; CELL FUNCTION; CELL METABOLISM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BIRDS; CHICKENS; COLLAGEN; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FISHES; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROLINE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PROLINE; PYRROLES; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 79954451437     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-010-0715-z     Document Type: Review

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