Xanthurenic acid, or xanthurenate, is a metabolic intermediate that accumulates and is excreted by pyridoxine (vitamin B6) deficient animals after the...
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kynurenine pathway include tryptophan, kynurenine, kynurenic acid, xanthurenic acid, quinolinic acid, and 3-hydroxykynurenine. The kynurenine pathway is responsible...
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Glutamic acid (symbol Glu or E; the anionic form is known as glutamate) is an α-amino acid that is used by almost all living beings in the biosynthesis...
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between aspartate and glutamate and, as such, is an important enzyme in amino acid metabolism. AST is found in the liver, heart, skeletal muscle, kidneys, brain...
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Alanine transaminase (redirect from Small amino acid synthesis)
pyridoxamine in the first phase of the reaction, when an amino acid is converted into a keto acid. ALT is commonly measured clinically as part of liver function...
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insufficient to produce behavioural changes seen in those studies. Xanthurenic acid Liebig, J., Uber Kynurensäure, Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem., 86: 125-126...
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Glutamate decarboxylase (redirect from L-Glutamic acid decarboxylase)
decarboxylase or glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is an enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of glutamate to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and carbon dioxide...
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trichonephila genus of spiders has a yellow-colored web and this is due to the Xanthurenic acid content in the web, believed to assist the spider in attracting its...
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aspartic acid is one of the 22 proteinogenic amino acids, i.e., the building blocks of proteins. D-aspartic acid is one of two D-amino acids commonly...
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3-Mercaptopropionic acid (3-MPA) is an organosulfur compound with the formula HSCH2CH2CO2H. It is a bifunctional molecule, containing both carboxylic acid and thiol...
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