Changes in basal and postmethionine load concentrations of total homocysteine and cystathionine after B vitamin intervention
Author(s) -
Øyvind Bleie,
Helga Refsum,
Per Magne Ueland,
Dan J. Stein,
Anne Berit Guttormsen,
Ebba Nexø,
Jörn Schneede,
Jan Erik Nordrehaug,
Ottar Nygård
Publication year - 2004
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/80.3.641
Subject(s) - cystathionine beta synthase , homocysteine , vitamin , medicine , endocrinology , b vitamins , basal (medicine) , methionine , homocystinuria , chemistry , biochemistry , amino acid , insulin
Vitamin B-6 is necessary for the metabolism of homocysteine and is often used in combination with folic acid and vitamin B-12 in clinical trials that investigate whether the lowering of plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) can prevent vascular disease.
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