title: Efficiency of exogenous quinolinic acid, a metabolite of tryptophan, as a niacin precursor in rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Teikoku Women's University, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murata
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D009525:Niacin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D017378:Quinolinic Acid; D011805:Quinolinic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011805:Quinolinic Acids; D009525:Niacin; D014364:Tryptophan; D017378:Quinolinic Acid