Amino acids in human nutrition and health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by J.P.F. D'Mello |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 p.) |
Disciplina |
612.015756
612/.015756 |
Altri autori (Persone) | D'MelloJ. P. Felix |
Soggetto topico |
Amino acids in human nutrition
Amino acids - Metabolism |
ISBN |
1-283-42582-3
9786613425829 1-84593-901-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Preface; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; PART I: ENZYMES AND METABOLISM; 1 Glutamate Dehydrogenase; 1.1 Abstract; 1.2 Introduction; 1.3 GDH in Animals; 1.4 Active Site; 1.5 Role of GDH in Insulin Homeostasis; 1.6 Evolution of GDH Allostery; 1.7 Conclusions; 1.8 Acknowledgements; 2 Aminotransferases; 2.1 Abstract; 2.2 Introduction; 2.3 The Role of Aminotransferases in Brain Metabolism; 2.4 Alanine Aminotransferases and Glutamate
2.5 Aspartate Aminotransferases and their Role in the Malate-Aspartate Shuttle and Glutamate Metabolism2.6 Pathological Conditions Resulting from Impaired Aminotransferase Metabolism; 2.7 Aminotransferase Proteins as Biomarkers of Disease; 2.8 Conclusions and Future Directions; 3 Arginase; 3.1 Abstract; 3.2 Introduction; 3.3 Isoforms and Distribution; 3.4 Structure and Location of Arginase; 3.5 Involvement of Arginase in Health and Disease; 3.6 Regulation of Activity; 3.7 Arginase Inhibitors; 3.8 Conclusions 4 Bypassing the Endothelial L-Arginine-Nitric Oxide Pathway: Effects of Dietary Nitrite and Nitrate on Cardiovascular Function4.1 Abstract; 4.2 Introduction; 4.3 L-Arginine: A Semi-Essential Amino Acid in Human Physiology; 4.4 L-Arginine is the Substrate of the Nitric Oxide Synthases: The L-Arginine-Nitric Oxide Pathway; 4.5 L-Arginine in Cardiovascular Disease: Perspectives and Limitations; 4.6 Nitric Oxide Generation without NO-Synthase? Bypassing the L-Arginine Pathway; 4.7 The Nitrate-Nitrite-Nitric Oxide Pathway; 4.8 Effects of Nitrite and Nitrate in Human Physiology 4.9 Dietary Nitrate and Nitrite4.10 Conclusions; 4.11 Acknowledgements; 5 Histidine Decarboxylase; 5.1 Abstract; 5.2 Introduction; 5.3 Histidine Decarboxylase Enzyme; 5.4 Histidine Decarboxylase Gene; 5.5 Pharmacological Inhibition; 5.6 mRNA Antisense and Gene Knockout; 5.7 Neurophysiology and Behaviour; 5.8 Summary and Conclusions; 5.9 Acknowledgements; 6 Glutamate Decarboxylase; 6.1 Abstract; 6.2 Introduction; 6.3 Distribution of GABA; 6.4 GAD 65 in Blood Leucocytes; 6.5 Taste Signalling; 6.6 Suggestions for Future Research; 6.7 Conclusions; 6.8 Acknowledgements; 7 Glutaminase; 7.1 Abstract 7.2 Introduction7.3 Mammalian Glutaminase Genes and Transcripts; 7.4 Mammalian Glutaminase Enzymes; 7.5 Glutaminase Expression in Mammalian Brain; 7.6 State of Art and Perspectives; 7.7 Conclusions; 7.8 Acknowledgements; 8 D-Serine and Serine Racemase in the Retina; 8.1 Abstract; 8.2 Introduction; 8.3 NMDA Receptor and D-serine as a Co-agonist; 8.4 D-Serine in the Retina; 8.5 Mechanisms of D-Serine Uptake in the Retina; 8.6 D-Serine and Serine Racemase in Retinal Neurons; 8.7 Role of D-Serine in the Retina; 8.8 Role of D-Serine and Serine Racemase in Neuronal Cell Death; 8.9 Conclusions 8.10 Acknowledgements |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2012 | ||
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The role of protein and amino acids in sustaining and enhancing performance [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Committee on Body Composition, Nutrition and Health, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (447 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.3/98 |
Soggetto topico |
Proteins in human nutrition
Amino acids in human nutrition Soldiers - United States - Nutrition |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-21038-9
9786610210381 0-309-58119-2 0-585-13577-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455852003321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The role of protein and amino acids in sustaining and enhancing performance [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Committee on Body Composition, Nutrition and Health, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (447 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.3/98 |
Soggetto topico |
Proteins in human nutrition
Amino acids in human nutrition Soldiers - United States - Nutrition |
ISBN |
0-309-17281-0
1-280-21038-9 9786610210381 0-309-58119-2 0-585-13577-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778758003321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The role of protein and amino acids in sustaining and enhancing performance [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Committee on Body Composition, Nutrition and Health, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (447 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.3/98 |
Soggetto topico |
Proteins in human nutrition
Amino acids in human nutrition Soldiers - United States - Nutrition |
ISBN |
0-309-17281-0
1-280-21038-9 9786610210381 0-309-58119-2 0-585-13577-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825957203321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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