Inhibition of betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase in rats causes hyperhomocysteinemia and reduces liver cystathionine β-synthase activity and methylation capacity

Nutrition Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 563-571

  Strakova, Jana ^a   Gupta, Sapna ^b   Kruger, Warren D ^b   Dilger, Ryan N ^a   Tryon, Katherine ^a   Li, Lucas ^a   Garrow, Timothy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine; Betaine homocysteine S methyltransferase; Glutathione; Homocysteine; Rat

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BETAINE HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPID; METHIONINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; BETAINE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; CYSTEINE; DIET; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FATTY LIVER; GLUTATHIONE; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMOCYSTEINE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LIVER; MALE; METHIONINE; METHYLATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 80051601560     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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