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. 1983 Feb 15;210(2):617–619. doi: 10.1042/bj2100617

Non-metabolizable amino acids are potent stimulators of hepatic and renal ornithine decarboxylase activity.

E W Chideckel, D Edwards
PMCID: PMC1154264  PMID: 6860314

Abstract

The non-metabolizable amino acids alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB) and cycloleucine and the poorly metabolizable amino acid D-alanine potently stimulated hepatic ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity in starved rats. The stimulation by AIB was shown to have several of the characteristics of stimulation by a protein meal and occurred in hypophysectomized animals. AIB also stimulated renal, but not brain or heart, ODC activity.

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