Mechanisms of the Pellagragenic Effect of Leucine: Stimulation of Hepatic Tryptophan Oxidation by Administration of Branched-Chain Amino Acids to Healthy Human Volunteers and the Role of Plasma Free Tryptophan and Total Kynurenines

International Journal of Tryptophan Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-32

  Badawy, Abdulla A B ^a   Lake, Sarah L ^b   Dougherty, Donald M ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Branched chain amino acids; Kynurenine pathway; Leucine; Pellagra; Plasma free tryptophan; Tryptophan 2,3 Dioxygenase

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924995550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/IJTR.S18231     Document Type: Article

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