Abstract:Amino acid levels are tightly regulated through a continuous cycle of protein formation/degradation to maintain neutral protein balance. Tumor cells require a greater amount of amino acids for the synthesis of new proteins and nucleic acids; therefore, changes in the circulating amino acid profile may be detected and could be used to establish a specific profile for each type of cancer. However, the influence of dietary compounds, which could alter these patterns, has been described in cancer.Here we analyzed … Show more
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