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homocysteine

Known as: 2-Amino-4-Mercapto-Butyric acid, Butanoic Acid, 2-Amino-4-Mercapto-, 2-Amino-4-Sulfanylbutanoic Acid 
An amino acid derivative and homolog of cysteine containing an additional methylene bridge. Homocysteine is a product of methionine metabolism and… 
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5-(2-aminoethyl)homocysteineN-homocysteine thiolactonyl retinamideN-homocysteine thiolactonyl retinamido cobalaminN-homocysteinylated albumin
5-Methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase:CCnc:Pt:Ser:QnAdenosyl homocysteine hydrolase:CCnt:Pt:RBC:QnHomocysteine cysteine disulfide/Creatinine:Ratio:Pt:Urine:QnHomocysteine cysteine disulfide/Creatinine:SRto:Pt:Urine:Qn

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Amino Acids, Sulfur

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2014
2014
Constructing a fluorescent probe for specific detection of cysteine over homocysteine and glutathione based on a novel cysteine-binding group but-3-yn-2-one.
A but-3-yn-2-one-based 7-diethylaminocoumarin dye was exploited as a fluorescent probe to specifically detect Cys over Hcy/GSH in… 
2007
2007
Fetal Programming of Type 2 Diabetes
Hales and Barker (1) caused a paradigm shift in our thinking about diabetes prevention when they demonstrated that low birth… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Homocysteine, diet and cardiovascular disease.
This chapter reviews how diet affects the occurrence and severity of hyperhomocysteinemia and coronary heart disease (CHD). The… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Fluorogenic reagent for thiols: 4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulphonyl)-7-fluoro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole.
4-(N,N-Dimethylaminosulphonyl)-7-fluoro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (DBD-F) was synthesised for use as a more reactive, thiol-specific… 
1987
1987
Amino acid sequence of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase from rat liver as derived from the cDNA sequence.
Rat liver cDNA libraries constructed in lambda gt11 were screened for reactivity with polyclonal antibodies to native S-adenosyl… 
1984
1984
The utilization and safety of isomeric sulfur-containing amino acids in mice.
Growth assays on a synthetic amino acid diet fed to mice showed that substituting D-methionine for the L-isomer resulted in a… 
1979
1979
Characterization and solubilization of the alpha-adrenoreceptor of rat liver plasma membranes labeled with [3H]phenoxybenzamine.
The aim of the present study was to demonstrate that [‘Hlphenoxybenzamine ([3H]POB) labeled at a sufflciently high specific… 
1972
1972
The effects of two isomeric benzoflavones on aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase and the toxicity and carcinogenicity of polycyclic hydrocarbons.
At concentrations 10 to 20 times greater than that of the hydrocarbons, 7,8-benzoflavone (7,8-BF) inhibited almost completely the… 
1965
1965
BIOSYNTHESIS OF METHIONINE IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE. KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF REACTION OF S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE:HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE.
1964
1964
BIOSYNTHESIS OF METHIONINE IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE. PARTIAL PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE: HOMOCYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE.
The biosynthesis of methionine from homocysteine may occur by transmethylation or through l-carbon addition from serine via…