title: Can tryptophan oxidation lead to lower tryptophan level in diabetes? A commentary on "Propagation of protein glycation damage involves modification of tryptophan residues via reactive oxygen species: inhibition by pyridoxamine".
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA. sjain@lsuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Sushil K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000473:pathology; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D009113:Muramidase / Q000737:chemistry; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D011733:Pyridoxamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D011733:Pyridoxamine; D014364:Tryptophan; D009113:Muramidase; D005947:Glucose; D010100:Oxygen