Roles of homocysteine in cell metabolism

2001/07/15 by Miguel Á. Medina, Miguel Ángel Medina, José L. Urdiales +3 · 20 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Biology #Birth, Development, and Health #Disease #Folate and B Vitamins Research #Homocysteine #Hyperhomocysteinemia #Internal medicine #Medicine #Metabolism #Metabolism and Genetic Disorders #Microbiology #Pathogenesis #Pathogenicity #Risk factor

paper · pdf · doi:10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02278.x

openalex publication_date 2001/07/15 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

Mild hyperhomocysteinemia has been suggested as a new, independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. This fact has produced a new, increased interest in the study of homocysteine metabolism and its relation to pathogenesis. This emergent area of biomedical research is reviewed here, stressing the biochemical and metabolic basis of the pathogenicity of increased levels of homocysteine.

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