| Literature DB >> 6421278 |
A L Kerbey, I D Caterson, P F Williams, J R Turtle.
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The proportion of active, dephosphorylated, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex was decreased in the mouse heart by obesity (by 56%), and this decrease in enzyme activity persisted during preparation and extraction of heart mitochondria. Phosphorylation and inactivation of pyruvate dehydrogenase may be a major factor in mediating the inhibitory effects of obesity on glucose oxidation in muscle, and this may represent an important mechanism in the development and/or expression of cellular insulin-resistance.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6421278 PMCID: PMC1153188 DOI: 10.1042/bj2170117
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857