Formation of Creatine from Guanidinoacetate in Pancreas.
- 1 August 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 101 (4), 807-809
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-101-25103
Abstract
Dialyzed enzyme preparations from beef or dog pancreas catalyze the synthesis of creatine in toto from arginine, glycine, and S-adenosylmethionine. It would appear that pancreas plays a unique role in the biosynthesis of body creatine.Keywords
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