Open AccessKynurenine Aminotransferases I, II and III Are Present in Saliva.
Author(s) -
Halina Baran,
Carina Kronsteiner,
Berthold Kepplinger
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neurosignals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.755
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1424-8638
pISSN - 1424-862X
DOI - 10.33594/000000217
Subject(s) - kynurenine , saliva , chemistry , pharmacology , medicine , biochemistry , tryptophan , amino acid
Fluids of the human body such as serum, cerebrospinal fluid and saliva contain a wide variety of proteins. Because kynurenic acid (KYNA) has been detected in human saliva, we wondered if KYNA could be produced in saliva by KYNA-synthesising enzymes, namely the kynurenine aminotransferases KAT I, KAT II and KAT III.