Tag: serine
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Glycine, its relationship to l-serine
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40527450/ Glycine is a conditionally essential amino acid obtained from food and synthesized in the body, primarily from l-serine. Glycine deficiency has been reported due to inadequate protein intake, malnutrition, late gestation, diabetes, insulin resistance, and increased exposure to xenobiotics. Because of the close links in glycine and l-serine metabolism mediated by serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT),…