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Literature summary for 3.1.3.52 extracted from

  • Knapik-Czajka, M.
    Simvastatin increases liver branched-chain alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase activity in rats fed with low protein diet (2014), Toxicology, 325, 107-114.
    View publication on PubMed

Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
simvastatin
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Rattus norvegicus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Rattus norvegicus
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-
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
liver
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Rattus norvegicus
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
alpha-ketoacid dehydrogenase
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Rattus norvegicus
BCKDH
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Rattus norvegicus

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
malfunction Simvastatin administration increases BCKDH activity state and stimulates branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) catabolism in rats fed with the low protein diet In contrast to rats subjected to protein restriction simvastatin has no effect on liver BCKDH activity in rats fed with the standard diet Rattus norvegicus