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. 1977 Feb 15;162(2):399–403. doi: 10.1042/bj1620399

The release of alanine by rat diaphragm muscle in vitro.

K Snell, D A Duff
PMCID: PMC1164613  PMID: 849291

Abstract

Alanine release by rat diaphragm muscle in vitro is stimulated by glutamate, valine, leucine and glucose. The stimulation by glutamate and valine (but not leucine) is inhibited by 3-mercaptopicolinate. These results suggest a metabolic route involving phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase which directs amino acid carbon skeletons towards pyruvate synthesis for alanine formation.

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