title: Influence of amino acids upon insulin release evoked by 3-phenylpyruvate.
abstract: Insulin release induced by 3-phenylpyruvate in rat pancreatic islets was unaffected by L-norleucine, L-valine, L-alanine and L-asparagine, but potentiated by L-glutamine, glycine and L-serine. The latter two amino acids also enhanced insulin secretion evoked by the combination of 3-phenylpyruvate and L-glutamine. Since 3-phenylpyruvate is known to stimulate insulin release by acting as a transamination partner and facilitating the catabolism of endogenous amino acids, the present findings suggest that the secretory efficiency of such a biochemical sequence depends upon the subcellular location of the transamination reaction and upon the interference of 3-phenylpyruvate with the transport of 2-keto acids into mitochondria.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010667:Phenylpyruvic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D007328:Insulin; D010667:Phenylpyruvic Acids; C031606:phenylpyruvic acid