Search Results for metabolites

Matched description: … Cholesterol esters do not contribute to membranes but are packed into intracellular lipid particles or ... CE(18:0) is a cholesterol fatty acid ester or simply a cholesterol ester (CE). ... and for storage. …

Matched description: … Citrulline, also known as Cit or δ-ureidonorvaline, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ... Citrulline has also been detected, but not quantified in several different foods, such as epazotes, lotus ... cucumbers and in a lower concentration in swiss chards, yellow wax beans, and potato. …

Matched description: … , the molecular mechanisms that underlie these responses are not well understood. ... , and cytokines. ... Beta -glucans are glucose polymers found in the cell walls of plants, fungi, and bacteria and as conserved …

Matched description: … 5'-Methylthioadenosine, also known as MTA or thiomethyladenosine, belongs to the class of organic compounds ... Outside of the human body, 5'-Methylthioadenosine has been detected, but not quantified in several different ... and putrescine through the action of the enzyme spermidine synthase. …

Matched description: … Metabolic pathways for D-galactose are important not only for the provision of these pathways but also ... -23-4) is an aldohexose that occurs naturally in the D-form in lactose, cerebrosides, gangliosides, and ... D-Galactose is an energy-providing nutrient and also a necessary basic substrate for the biosynthesis …

Matched description: … Pure isopentyl acetate, or mixtures of isopentyl acetate, amyl acetate, and other flavors may be referred ... Isopentyl acetate has also been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as blackberries ... of respirators or gas masks. …

Matched description: … The enzyme that attaches the polyprenyl chain to the quinone precursor molecule does not have a preference ... isoprenyl units include some Gram-negative bacteria (e.g. the gliding bacterium Flexibacter elegans and ... strain D), but mostly Gram-positive bacteria, such as many members of the Bacillus, Staphylococcus, and …

Matched description: … Therefore, antibiotic treatment using imipenem-cilastatin induces important metabolic changes that should not ... In plasma, cysteinylglycine is in a reduced, oxidized, and protein-bound form (aminothiol) and interacts ... Cysteinylglycine is a naturally occurring dipeptide composed of cysteine and glycine. …

Matched description: … has also been detected, but not quantified in several different foods, such as wild rices, soursops, ... sunflowers and in a lower concentration in spinachs, kiwis, and sweet oranges. 4-Hydroxycinnamic acid ... garden onions, hyssops, and avocado. …

Matched description: … These are monoterpenes that do not contain a cycle. ... beta-Geraniol, also known as (E)-nerol, the isomer of nerol (or geranyl alcohol, is a monoterpenoid alcohol ... It is the primary part of rose oil, palmarosa oil, and citronella oil (Java type) and occurs in small …

Matched description: … cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylate (SHCHC) is converted to 4-(2'-carboxyphenyl)-4-oxobutyrate (o-succinylbenzoate or ... cmo5U, while O-succinylbenzoate, which is an early intermediate in the synthesis of menaquinone, does not ... 2-succinylbenzoate is a member of the chemical class known as Benzoic Acid and Derivatives. …

Matched description: … Oleoylethanolamide (OEA or NOE) is an N-acylethanolamine. ... degradation to anandamide, OEA cannot be considered an endocannabinoid as it does not activate the cannabinoid ... and produces glucose intolerance. …

Matched description: … If necessary, diagnosis can be confirmed by using a breath hydrogen or lactose tolerance test. ... A sizable number of adults believe they are lactose intolerant but do not actually have impaired lactose ... Indians and Asians. …

Matched description: … In brain injury or disease, they can work in reverse and excess glutamate can accumulate outside cells ... It is not among the essential amino acids. Glutamate is a key molecule in cellular metabolism. ... humans, dietary proteins are broken down by digestion into amino acids, which serves as metabolic fuel or …

Matched description: … 17-Hydroxyprogesterone also known as 17-OH progesterone (17-OHP), or hydroxyprogesterone (OHP), is an ... measure contribution of progestational activity of the corpus luteum during pregnancy as progesterone but not ... Normal levels are 3-90 ng/dl in children, and in women, 15-70 ng/dl prior to ovulation, and 35-290 ng …

Matched description: … However, because it is produced by the human body from glucose, it is not an essential nutrient, and ... It also is known as a sugar alcohol, having exactly the same molecular formula as glucose or other hexoses ... rate of a few grams per day. myo-Inositol can be used in the management of preterm babies who have or …

Matched description: … In nature, it can be found as the pure element or as sulfide and sulfate minerals. ... Homocysteine and taurine are also sulfur containing amino acids but are not coded for by DNA nor are ... Since it is an original Latin name and not a Classical Greek loan, the fricative phoneme is indeed denoted …

Matched description: … Most exposures to cresols are at very low levels that are not harmful. ... When cresols are breathed, ingested, or applied to the skin at very high levels, they can be very harmful ... Cresols are found in many foods and in wood and tobacco smoke, crude oil, coal tar, and in brown mixtures …

Matched description: … It is not produced by fungi in significant amounts. 7-DHC is made by some algae and can also be produced ... 7-Dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC), also known as provitamin D3 or 5,7-cholestadien-3-b-ol, belongs to the ... class of organic compounds known as cholesterols and derivatives. …

Matched description: … Purine nucleosides are compounds comprising a purine base attached to a ribosyl or deoxyribosyl moiety ... Outside of the human body, guanosine has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods ... , benzene, and chloroform. …

Matched description: … thought (i.e. either present or absent), but can be dynamically controlled during development and in ... Besides its influence on glutamate, NO is known to have effects on the storage, uptake and/or release ... However, experience has shown that constitutive expression of nNOS and eNOS is not as rigid as previously …

Matched description: … Since bicarbonate is charged it is not permeable to lipid bilayers. ... Bicarbonate, or hydrogen carbonate, is a simple single carbon molecule that plays surprisingly important ... ultimate precursor of the carbonate radical anion being bicarbonate, carbon dioxide, peroxymonocarbonate or …

Matched description: … The BCAA are not without side effects. ... patients with liver disease such as hepatitis, hepatic coma, cirrhosis, extrahepatic biliary atresia, or ... These three amino acids are critical to human life and are particularly involved in stress, energy and …

Matched description: … A "musty or mousy" odor of skin, hair, sweat and urine (due to phenylacetate accumulation); and a tendency ... High levels of PLA in the urine or blood are often indicative of phenylketonuria (PKU) and hyperphenylalaninemia ... PKU is due to lack of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), so that phenylalanine is converted not …

Matched description: … Lutein and zeaxanthin have identical chemical formulas and are isomers, but they are not stereoisomers ... /or other mechanisms. ... It is a marker for the activity of Bacillus subtilis and/or Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the intestine. …