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Amino acids and the regulation of methyl balance in humans.
Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care - 1 Jan 2007
Brosnan John T, da Silva Robin, Brosnan Margaret E
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To outline recent advances in our understanding of the metabolic basis for the maintenance of cellular S-adenosylmethionine levels and, thus, for facilitating the many crucial methylation reactions in the body. Amino acids are intimately involved in these processes. RECENT FINDINGS: The application of stable-isotope methodology has permitted accurate estimation of the total transmethylation...
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