Amino acid levels

Corringer P-J, LeNovere N, Changeux J-P (2000) Nicotinic receptors at the amino acid level. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 40 431-458... 

Facilitates the breakdown of protein in the muscle, leading to increased plasma amino acid levels. Increases activity of enzymes necessary for glucogenesis producing hyperglycemia, which can aggravate diabetes, precipitate latent diabetes, and cause insulin resistance... 

Assimilatory denitrifiers reduce nitrate to the amino acid level where it is incorporated into protein. Many plants and bacteria can do this and, therefore, use nitrate as a nitrogen source. 

Plant varieties used for green tea production usually have higher amino acid levels and lower catechin levels than those used for making black tea. Caffeine levels are slightly lower except in the finest grades,85 with variations attributed to shading and leaf processing. 

Green tea quality is dependent to a large extent on amino acid levels, especially that of theanine.97 Ascorbic acid content, although very low, also correlates positively with quality. Free reducing sugars and catechin gallates show a negative correlation.98 Caffeine levels do not have much effect on quality. 

Rat (Sprague-Dawley) gd5-ppd21 7hr/d 50 75 (decreases in brain amino acid levels of pups) Hannah et al. 1989, 1990... 

Armstrong, D.W., Duncan, J.D., Lee, S.H. (1991). Evaluation of d-Amino acid levels in human urine and in commercial L-amino acid samples. Amino Acids 1, 97-106. 

KCN, 10 mg/kg BW Loss of consciousness in 100% blood ammonia levels increased 2.5X brain amino acid levels (i.e., leucine, isoleucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine) increased by 1.5-3.0X. Alpha ketoglutarate, at 500 mg/kg BW by intraperitoneal injection, completely blocked the development of cyanide-induced loss of consciousness and hyperammonemia 19... 

Wu, X.Z., M. Yamada, T. Hobo, and S. Suzuki. 1989. Uranine sensitized chemiluminescence for alternative determinations of copper (II) and free cyanide by the flow injection method. Anal. Chem. 61 1505-1510. Yamamoto, H.A. 1989. Hyperammonemia, increased brain neutral and aromatic amino acid levels, and encephalopathy induced by cyanide in mice. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 99 415 120. 

G. pseudolimnaeus 1680 At 48 h, significant decrease in total free amino acid levels 24... 

Yamamoto H. 1989. Hyperammonemia, increased brain neutral and aromatic amino acid levels, and encephalopathy induced by cyanide in mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 99 415-420. 

This clone, however, had only 56% homology at the amino acid level to the clone described by Boulay et al., and it has since been shown actually to encode the IL-8 receptor, which is also a G-protein-linked receptor with seven transmembrane loops (see Fig. 3.2). 

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