
Formation of creatine from GAA in pancreas
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- August 31, 1959
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Several investigators established that 2 enzymes are involved in biosynthesis of creatine. Arginine + glycine = guanidinoacetate + ornithine. Guanidinoacetate + S-adenosylmethionine = creatine + S-adenosyl- homocysteine. The first enzyme, arginine- glycine transamidinase, has long been known to occur in mammalian kidney , while the second enzyme, guanidinoacetate methylferase, has been found in liver. [TRUNCATED]
Categories: Physiology