Methionine

High levels of homocysteine, which is an amino acid that tends to increase in the brain with age, “are associated with brain atrophy, dementia, and Alzheimer 's” (Bailey & Arab, 2012) B vitamins can aid in the conversion of homocysteine into methionine. Methionine is an amino acid, which the body can use to synthesize healthy tissue. B vitamins can be found in a variety of foods. B-6 is found mostly in organ meats, fish, starchy vegetables and fruit. Foods high in B-12 are seafood, liver, soy,…

Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS) is a rare genetic disorder that causes hive-like skin rashes, chills, fever, partial or total hearing loss, swollen joints, loss of kidney function, and can eventually lead to amyloidosis in some patients. Muckle-Wells syndrome is named after Thomas J. Muckle and Michael V. Wells who first described the disease in April of 1962 [1]. Muckle-Wells is in a family of diseases called Cryopyrin-Associated Autoinflammatory Syndromes (CAPS) which all are related because they…

methylation is the process of adding a methyl (CH3) group to the strand of DNA while histones are the specific protein that are involved in the division of a cell. Some examples of some of these bioactive compounds include choline, vitamin B-12, methionine, and betaine.…

acid’s 8-10 of them are said to be a requisite or a must have meaning certain amounts must be consumed within your average diet in order for the body to function appropriately. the essential amino acids consist of: isoleucine, threonine, lysine, methionine,…

One type of vegetable may be low in a certain amino acid but, all plant proteins have amino acids. For example, certain foods such as, nuts and beans are lower in the amino acid methionine but higher in the amino acid lysine. Most grains are actually higher in methionine and lower in lysine. So by mixing beans and grains like quinoa and soybeans one receives the full nine necessary amino acids. Certain foods consumed in large quantities can also supply all of the essential…

Creatine was discovered in 1832 by Michel Chevreul. It is formed from the amino acids arginine, glycine, and methionine. Athletes take creatine supplements to improve strength and power. Athletes normally purchase creatine in powder, capsule, and liquid forms. The average adult gets 1 to 2 grams of creatine from his or her normal diet; for athletic performance, people may start with 10 to 30 grams of creatine a day and follow by a maintenance dose of 2 to 5 grams of creatine a day. (David…

Creatine is composed of three amino acids - arginine, glycine and methionine. These amino acids can be synthesized in the liver to produce creatine. It is also possible to ingest creatine from dietary meat sources, although vegetarians and vegans tend to have lower creatine stores due to lack of eating meat. creatine supplements today are not derived from meat, however; they are synthesized in the laboratories of three amino acids to produce a simple powder, creatine format. The male with an…

Creatine is a natural substance that is produced by the liver and is stored in the muscle tissue, skeletal muscle and in other organs such as the testicles. It is actually the result of a combination of three amino acids: glycine, methionine and arginine. It is normally transported via blood circulation throughout the muscle cells. For many years, body builders, weight trainers and athletes have used creatine supplements so as to gain muscle mass. It had been scientifically proven to increase…

A. Significance Copper is one of the most abundant transition metals in the human body and its redox characteristics make copper an important cofactor in many enzymes. Copper containing enzymes are important for tissue generation, synthesis of neurotransmitters, and catalysis of the electron transfer reactions.1 Because of its diverse functions, copper homeostasis deficiency is linked to many diseases. A prominent example is Wilson’s disease with a prevalence of approximately 1 case in 30,000…

Methotrexate can lower the concentration of folate in plasma, and thus may cause a megaloblastic anaemia. Other co-factors of tetrahydrofolate are responsible for metabolic reactions such amino acid interconversion (e.g., the conversion of homocysteine to methionine [a vitamin B12-dependent process] and the conversion of serine to glycine), histidine metabolism, formate generation and synthesis of essential purines. Folate molecules are highly hydrophilic, and thus tend to be transported…