Alanine metabolism

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R-HSA-8964540
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Homo sapiens
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Alanine metabolism
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The interconversion of alanine and pyruvate, annotated here, is a key connection among the processes of protein turnover and energy metabolism in the human body (Felig 1975; Owen et al. 1979).

Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
1094924 Amino acid metabolism in man

Felig, P

Annu. Rev. Biochem. 1975
371355 Energy metabolism in feasting and fasting

Reichard, GA, Patel, MS, Boden, G, Owen, OE

Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 1979
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pyruvate family amino acid metabolic process (0009078)
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Authored
Jassal, B  (2017-02-10)
Created
Jassal, B  (2017-02-17)
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