The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 44(2), 262-265 (2011-11-17)
It is well established that glutamate acts as an important mediator of neuronal degeneration during cerebral ischemia. Different kind of glutamate antagonists have been used to reduce the deleterious effects of glutamate. However, their preclinical success failed to translate into
The American journal of physiology, 263(1 Pt 1), E36-E41 (1992-07-01)
Estimating the rate of hepatic gluconeogenesis in vivo from the incorporation of 14C from 14CO2 into glucose requires determination of the rates in liver of equilibration of oxaloacetate with fumarate, conversion of oxaloacetate to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), and conversion of PEP
Pyruvate carboxylation (PC) is thought to be the major anaplerotic reaction for the tricarboxylic acid cycle and is necessary for de novo synthesis of amino acid neurotransmitters. In the brain, the main enzyme involved is pyruvate carboxylase, which is predominantly
Journal of clinical chemistry and clinical biochemistry. Zeitschrift fur klinische Chemie und klinische Biochemie, 23(6), 323-329 (1985-06-01)
Evidence is presented for defective pyruvate dehydrogenase (EC 4.1.1.1) in leukocytes and muscle tissue from a 10-year old child with persistent lactic acidosis, suffering from myasthenia and growth retardation. The defect is expressed in vitro by a depressed stimulation of
While crystallographic structures of the R. etli pyruvate carboxylase (PC) holoenzyme revealed the location and probable positioning of the essential activator, Mg(2+), and nonessential activator, acetyl-CoA, an understanding of how they affect catalysis remains unclear. The current steady-state kinetic investigation
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