Human Placental Amino Acid Oxidation
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Neonatology
- Vol. 30 (1-4) , 142-144
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000240912
Abstract
Uniformly labeled L-alanine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, and glycine were incubated with placental ‘mitochondria’ from normal pregnancies and the 14CO2 production measured. Significant oxidation of these amino acids occurred. By determining the endogenous level of these amino acids in placental ‘mitochondria’ and calculating the oxygen consumption due to their catabolism, it is likely that amino acid oxidation accounts for a negligible fraction of the energy needs of placentas from normal pregnancies.Keywords
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