1.
IUBMB Life
; 52(6): 265-70, 2001 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11895074
ABSTRACT
H. A. Krebs made an enormous contribution to our knowledge of amino acid metabolism, beginning with his studies on proteolysis in the early 1930s, progressing through his work on urea synthesis to an extensive series of papers on deamination and, then, to work on gluconeogenesis from amino acids. This paper addresses three of Krebs' early contributions-urea synthesis, glutamine metabolism, and D-amino acid oxidase-and relates them to our modern understanding of amino acid metabolism.
Subject(s)
Amino Acids/history , Amino Acids/metabolism , Biochemistry/history , D-Amino-Acid Oxidase/history , D-Amino-Acid Oxidase/metabolism , Glutamine/history , Glutamine/metabolism , History, 20th Century , Models, Biological , Nitrogen/history , Nitrogen/metabolism , Urea/history , Urea/metabolism
2.
Biochim Biophys Acta
; 1000: 203-6, 1989.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2570606
3.
Biochim Biophys Acta
; 1000: 207-8, 1989.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2570607