Do branched chain keto amino acids regulate their own metabolism?

Among the branched-chain amino acids, on

Among the branched-chain amino acids, only valine metabolism is up-regulated in astrocytes during glutamate exposure

✍ Lasse K. Bak; Maja L. Johansen; Arne Schousboe; Helle S. Waagepetersen 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 146 KB

## Abstract Glutamate homeostasis during glutamatergic neurotransmission is predominantly maintained via functioning of the glutamate‐glutamine cycle. However, the glutamate‐glutamine cycle explains only the fate of the carbon atoms but not that of the accompanying transfer of nitrogen from neurons