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The role of alanine glyoxylate transaminase-2 (agxt2) in β-alanine and carnosine metabolism of healt...

The role of alanine glyoxylate transaminase-2 (agxt2) in β-alanine and carnosine metabolism of healt...

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The role of alanine glyoxylate transaminase-2 (agxt2) in β-alanine and carnosine metabolism of healthy mice and humans

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The role of alanine glyoxylate transaminase-2 (agxt2) in β-alanine and carnosine metabolism of healthy mice and humans

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

European journal of applied physiology, 2020-12, Vol.120 (12), p.2749-2759

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English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Purpose
Chronic β-alanine supplementation leads to increased levels of muscle histidine-containing dipeptides. However, the majority of ingested β-alanine is, most likely, degraded by two transaminases: GABA-T and AGXT2. In contrast to GABA-T, the in vivo role of AGXT2 with respect to β-alanine metabolism is unknown. The purpose of the present w...

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The role of alanine glyoxylate transaminase-2 (agxt2) in β-alanine and carnosine metabolism of healthy mice and humans

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2571046348

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2571046348

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ISSN

1439-6319

E-ISSN

1439-6327

DOI

10.1007/s00421-020-04501-7

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