| Literature DB >> 2919111 |
U Wendel1, U Langenbeck, J W Seakins.
Abstract
The nonprotein amino acid L-allo-isoleucine is formed endogenously in maple syrup urine disease patients from (R)-3-methyl-2-oxo-pentanoic acid. During strict metabolic balance, the plasma L-allo-isoleucine/L-isoleucine ratio correlates inversely with the residual activity of the branched-chain 2-oxoacid dehydrogenase in fibroblasts and thus constitutes a relevant in vivo parameter of the severity of the metabolic defect in MSUD patients.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2919111 DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198901000-00003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Res ISSN: 0031-3998 Impact factor: 3.756