From yeast to human: Exploring the comparative biology of methionine restriction in extending eukaryotic life span

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1363, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 155-170

  Mcisaac, R Scott ^a   Lewis, Kaitlyn N ^a   Gibney, Patrick A ^a   Buffenstein, Rochelle ^a  

^a Calico Life Sciences LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Comparative biology; Hydrogen sulfide; Longevity; Transsulfuration pathway

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHIONINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SULFUR AMINO ACID;

AGING; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; EUKARYOTE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSSULFURATION; YEAST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; EUKARYOTIC CELL; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RODENT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CYSTEINE; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; HUMANS; INVERTEBRATES; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; METHIONINE; MODELS, ANIMAL; RODENTIA; YEASTS;

EID: 84962886316     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13032     Document Type: Article

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