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rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1983-2-14
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pubmed:abstractText |
Administration of 5 g L-lysine orally to normal adults produced a significant increase in plasma carnitine levels within 6 h followed by a further rise by 48 h. Levels remained high up to 72 h. Similar changes in plasma carnitine were not observed if blood was sampled without lysine load or after administering a load of other amino acids such as tryptophan or threonine. Maximum excretion of carnitine per g creatinine was observed in 24 to 48 h collection after lysine load. Two subjects showed an early peak in 3-h and 6-h collections, respectively. Undernourished subjects failed to demonstrate similar change. After rehabilitation the undernourished subjects behaved as did the well-nourished subjects. These observations suggest that there may be a rapid in vivo conversion of orally administered lysine to carnitine in humans. Conversion of lysine to carnitine may be impaired in malnutrition.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jan
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pubmed:issn |
0002-9165
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
37
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
93-8
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1983
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Lysine-carnitine conversion in normal and undernourished adult men-suggestion of a nonpeptidyl pathway.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Clinical Trial,
Controlled Clinical Trial
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