Items for "homocysteine-thiolactone"

Anti-N-homocysteinylated protein autoantibodies and cardiovascular disease

Metabolic conversion of homocysteine (Hcy) to a chemically reactive metabolite, Hcy-thiolactone, catalyzed by methionyl-tRNA synthetase is the first step in a pathway that is suggested to contribute to Hcy toxicity in humans...

Keywords: atherosclerosis, homocysteine-thiolactone, N-homocysteine-protein autoantibodies