Upregulation of Heme Pathway Enzyme ALA Synthase-1 by Glutethimide and 4,6-Dioxoheptanoic Acid and Downregulation by Glucose and Heme: A Dissertation

5-Aminolevulinic acid synthase-1 (ALAS-1) is the first and normally rate-controlling enzyme for hepatic heme biosynthesis. ALAS-1 is highly inducible, especially in liver, in response to changes in nutritional status, and to drugs that induce cytochrome P-450. The critical biochemical abnormality of...

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Main Author: Kolluri, Sridevi
Format: Others
Published: eScholarship@UMMS 2004
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Online Access:https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/121
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1121&context=gsbs_diss