Open AccessDietary cysteine reduces the methionine requirement in men
Author(s) -
Marco Di Buono,
Linda Wykes,
Ronald O. Ball,
Paul B. Pencharz
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/74.6.761
Subject(s) - methionine , cysteine , population , chemistry , biochemistry , zoology , biology , medicine , amino acid , enzyme , environmental health
Despite early evidence suggesting that dietary cysteine has a sparing effect on methionine requirements, some recent reports question the existence of a measurable sparing capacity.
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