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rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1978-4-26
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pubmed:abstractText |
Rat liver mitochondria were found to hydroxylate epsilon-N-trimethyl-L-lysine to produce beta-hydroxy-epsilon-N-trimethyl-L-lysine, an intermediate in carnitine biosynthesis. The hydroxylating system requires alpha-ketoglutarate, Fe2+, and ascorbate, but does not require NADPH nor NADH. No activity was found in the microsomal or soluble fractions of liver extracts. The hydroxylated alpha-amino acid was isolated and characterized by column chromatography using Dowex 50-H+ and Chelex 100-Cu2+ resins and by high voltage paper electrophoresis. The enzymatically produced beta-hydroxy-epsilon-N-trimethyl-L-lysine was shown to be periodate-sensitive and one periodation product was characterized as gamma-butyrobetaine aldehyde. The hydroxylated product was acted upon by crystalline serine transhydroxymethylase (EC 2.1.2.1) to yield gamma-butyrobetaine aldehyde and glycine. Conversion of about 40% of the epsilon-N-trimethyl-L-lysine to beta-hydroxy-epsilon-N-trimethyl-L-lysine was accomplished by this system with little or no further metabolism.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Mar
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pubmed:issn |
0021-9258
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
10
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pubmed:volume |
253
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
1654-9
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1978
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Carnitine biosynthesis. beta-Hydroxylation of trimethyllysine by an alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent mitochondrial dioxygenase.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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