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Id: 3,512 (click here to show other Interactions for entry)
Diseases: Diabetes mellitus, type II - [OMIM]
Insulin resistance
Obesity - [OMIM]
Homo sapiens
article
Reference: Newgard CB et al.(2009) A branched-chain amino acid-related metabolic signature that differentiates obese and lean humans and contributes to insulin resistance Cell Metab. 9: 311-326 [PMID: 19356713]

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Comment Among a total of 16 amino acids measured in the serum, 7 were not different in obese versus lean subjects (citrulline, histidine, methionine, ornithine, proline, serine, tryptophan). Eight other amino acids were dramatically elevated in obese versus lean participants (alanine, valine, leucine/isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, glutamate/ glutamine, aspartate/asparagine, arginine), whereas glycine levels were lower in obese subjects.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 32696

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glutamate

in blood serum