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Nutritional Aspect of Tryptophan Metabolism
Mammals, including humans, can synthesize the vitamin nicotinamide from tryptophan in the liver. The resultant nicotinamide is distributed to non-hepatic tissues. We have studied the effects of changes in tryptophan–nicotinamide metabolism on niacin nutritional status. The liver plays a critical rol...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Libertas Academica
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3729278/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23922498 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/IJTR.S11588 |