The role of alanine glyoxylate transaminase-2 (agxt2) in β-alanine and carnosine metabolism of healthy mice and humans.
Jan StautemasNatalia JarzebskaZhou Xiang ShanLaura BlancquaertInge EveraertSarah de JagerSiegrid De BaereArne HautekietAnneke VolkaertFilip B D LefevereJens Martens-LobenhofferStephanie M Bode-BögerChang Keun KimJames LeiperNorbert WeissSiska CroubelsRoman N RodionovWim DeravePublished in: European journal of applied physiology (2020)
The data suggest that in vivo, β-alanine is a substrate of AGXT2; however, its importance in the metabolism of β-alanine and histidine-containing dipeptides seems small.