Nutritional epigenetics with a focus on amino acids: Implications for the development and treatment of metabolic syndrome

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-8

  Ji, Yun ^a   Wu, Zhenlong ^a   Dai, Zhaolai ^a   Sun, Kaiji ^a   Wang, Junjun ^a   Wu, Guoyao ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Epigenetics; Fetal programming; Health; Metabolic syndrome; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYTOSINE; DNA; FOLIC ACID; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; METHIONINE; PROTEIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; PYRIDOXINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SERINE; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA;

CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC REGULATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ACETYLATION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; NUTRIGENOMICS; OVERNUTRITION; PREGNANCY;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NUTRIGENOMICS; OVERNUTRITION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84952865353     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: 18734847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2015.08.003     Document Type: Review

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