People with a lack of stomach acid or enzyme deficiency are usually advised to take betaine since it helps in digesting fats and proteins. As people age, the level of enzymes in the body also slowly diminishes. Moreover, the time taken for the nutrients to get absorbed in the body also ...
Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase is an Abundant Zinc Metalloenzyme in LiverPublication » Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase is an Abundant Zinc Metalloenzyme in Liver.doi:10.1007/0-306-47466-2_311Andrew P. BreksaTimothy A. Garrow...
For many years, glycine betaine (N,N,N-trimethylglycine, GB) has been widely studied as an osmolyte in plants and bacteria. GB is synthesized in chloroplast, peroxisome, and cytoplasm by a two-step oxidation reaction of choline; however, not all plant species can synthesize GB. GB plays an...
Molecular Cloning of a Plant Betaine-Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, an Enzyme Implicated in Adaptation to Salinity and Drought Many plants, as well as other organisms, accumulate betaine (N,N,N-trimethylglycine) as a nontoxic or protective osmolyte under saline or dry conditions. I... EA Weretilnyk,AD...
Cystathionine-β-synthase, also known as CBS, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CBS gene. What does cystathionine beta-synthase do? Cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) is the first enzyme in the transsulfuration pathway,catalyzing the conversion of serine and homocysteine to cystathioni...
Eflornithine (DL-a-difluoromethylornithine; DFMO) is an enzyme-activated inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, the lead enzyme of polyamine biosynthesis. DFMO was developed as an antitumor agent. After initial testing in model infections, DFMO was studied extensively in human trials in Africa, with ...
DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study in 34 children with CF who were pancreatic insufficient and taking pancreatic enzyme-replacement therapy and in 16 healthy children. Plasma free choline, betaine, dimethylglycine, methionine, homocysteine, and leukocyte acetylcholine concentrations were quantified ...
The expression of an aflatoxin-degrading enzyme in developing maize kernels was shown to be an effective means to control aflatoxin in maize in pre-harvest conditions. This aflatoxin-degradation strategy could play a significant role in the enhancement of both US and global food security and sustain...
(4). Folate metabolism provides the methyl donor for the latter reaction in the form of N.5-methyltetrahydrofolate. Homocysteine can also be methylated to methionine by betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase using glycine betaine as the methyl donor (not shown). Reactions 5 to 6 describetranssulfur...
Betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase catalyzes the NAD-dependent oxidation of MG into pyruvate. 2-ODH catalyzes methylglyoxal oxidation into pyruvate. It may represent an important liver detoxification enzyme for protection against methylglyoxal. Methylglyoxal in biological samples can be quantified by HPLC or GC...