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Important roles of dietary taurine, creatine, carnosine, anserine and 4-hydroxyproline in human nutrition and health.

Taurine (a sulfur-containing β-amino acid), creatine (a metabolite of arginine, glycine and methionine), carnosine (a dipeptide; β-alanyl-L-histidine), and 4-hydroxyproline (an...

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Composition of polyamines and amino acids in plant-source foods for human consumption.

Dietary polyamines and amino acids (AAs) are crucial for human growth, development, reproduction, and health. However, the scientific literature shows...

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Effects and Mechanisms of Taurine as a Therapeutic Agent. Biomol Ther (Seoul).

Taurine is an abundant, β-amino acid with diverse cytoprotective activity. In some species, taurine is an essential nutrient but in...

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Review: taurine: a "very essential" amino acid.

Taurine is an organic osmolyte involved in cell volume regulation, and provides a substrate for the formation of bile salts....

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Protective role of taurine against oxidative stress (Review).

Taurine is a fundamental mediator of homeostasis that exerts multiple roles to confer protection against oxidant stress. The development of...

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Enrichment of coenzyme Q10 in plasma and blood cells: defense against oxidative damage.

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) concentration in blood cells was analyzed by HPLC and compared to plasma concentration before, during, and after...

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Coenzyme Q10 supplementation alleviates pain in pregabalin-treated fibromyalgia patients via reducing brain activity and mitochondrial dysfunction.

Although coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplementation has shown to reduce pain levels in chronic pain, the effects of CoQ10 supplementation on...

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Coenzyme Q10 dose-escalation study in hemodialysis patients: safety, tolerability, and effect on oxidative stress.

Background: Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplementation improves mitochondrial coupling of respiration to oxidative phosphorylation, decreases superoxide production in endothelial cells, and...

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Serum coenzyme Q10 levels are associated with coronary flow reserve in hemodialysis patients.

Accelerated atherosclerosis is the major cause of mortality in patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD). The aim of this study was...

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