Whole body methionine kinetics, transmethylation, transulfuration and remethylation during pregnancy

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 122-129

  Kurpad, Anura V ^a   Anand, Pauline ^a   Dwarkanath, Pratibha ^a   Hsu, Jean W ^b   Thomas, Tinku ^a   Devi, Sarita ^a   Thomas, Annamma ^a   Mhaskar, Rita ^a   Jahoor, Farook ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Methionine kinetics; Pregnancy; Remethylation; Transmethylation; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

1 CARBON METHIONINE C 13; 2 HYDROGEN METHIONINE H 3; CYANOCOBALAMIN; METHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEEDING; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INDIAN; KINETICS; METHYLATION; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REMETHYLATION; SULFATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSMETHYLATION; TRANSULFATION;

CARBOXY FLUXES; METHIONINE KINETICS; METHIONINE METHYL; PB; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BREAKDOWN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PS; Q(C); Q(M); REMETHYLATION; RM; TM; TRANSMETHYLATION; TRANSSULFURATION; TS; VITAMIN B(12);

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CARBON ISOTOPES; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INDIA; METHIONINE; METHYLATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892494157     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2012.12.016     Document Type: Article

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