摘要
INTRODUCTIONα-ketoadipate(α-KA),an intermediate in thecatabolism of L-lysine,hydroxylysine,and L-tryptophan,undergoes oxidative deearboxylation toform glutaryl-CoA and then dehydrogenates to formcrotonyl-CoA,the latter undergoes furtherdegradation and enters in TCA cycle,as shown inFigure 1.α-ketoadipic aciduria (Mckusick 245130)is a rare inborn error in the metabolism of α-KA
基金
the grant from the J.A.M.W.Ogyaa Donation Foundation (JODF)
National Science Foundation for High-Technology Research Center of Kanazawa Medical University (H98-3).
