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The Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on Patients with Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase Deficiency.
Nutrients - 7 Oct 2021
Staretz-Chacham Orna, Pode-Shakked Ben, Kristal Eyal, Abraham Smadar Yaala, Porper Keren, Wormser Ohad, Shelef Ilan, Anikster Yair
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BACKGROUND: Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (DLD lipoamide dehydrogenase, the E3 subunit of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHC)) is the third catalytic enzyme of the PDHC, which converts pyruvate to acetyl-CoA catalyzed with the introduction of acetyl-CoA to the tricyclic acid (TCA) cycle. In humans, PDHC plays an important role in maintaining glycose homeostasis in an aerobic, energy-generating process....
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