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Why Are Branched-Chain Amino Acids Increased in Starvation and Diabetes?

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs; valine, leucine, and isoleucine) are increased in starvation and diabetes mellitus. However, the pathogenesis has not been explained. It has been shown that BCAA catabolism occurs mostly in muscles due to high activity of BCAA aminotransferase, which converts BCAA...

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Autor principal: Holeček, Milan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33050579
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12103087