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. 1989 Jan 1;257(1):281–284. doi: 10.1042/bj2570281

Is methionine transaminated in skeletal muscle?

G Y Wu 1, J R Thompson 1
PMCID: PMC1135568  PMID: 2920018

Abstract

Methionine transamination is extensive in rat and chick skeletal-muscle homogenates, but is barely detectable in intact rat, but not chick, skeletal muscles. Branched-chain amino acids essentially block methionine transamination in intact muscles and homogenates from both species. The physiological significance of methionine transamination in skeletal muscle is questioned.

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