Triiodothyronine treatment increases substrate cycling between pyruvate carboxylase and malic enzyme in perfused rat liver
Petersen K, Blair J, Shulman G. Triiodothyronine treatment increases substrate cycling between pyruvate carboxylase and malic enzyme in perfused rat liver. Metabolism 1995, 44: 1380-1383. PMID: 7476321, DOI: 10.1016/0026-0495(95)90133-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalic enzymeRelative carbon fluxPyruvate kinaseCarbon fluxesAlanine C2Pyruvate carboxylase fluxSubstrate cyclingKinase activityMalic enzyme activityPyruvate kinase activityPyruvate carboxylaseKinaseEnzymeEnzyme activityCarboxylaseNormal rat liverRat liverNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyRelative rolesT3 treatmentOxaloacetateCyclingRecirculating systemPyruvate