Methionine Nutrition and Metabolism: Insights from Animal Studies to Inform Human Nutrition

被引:62
作者
Elango, Rajavel [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] BC Childrens Hosp, Res Inst, Vancouver, BC, Canada
[2] Univ British Columbia, Dept Pediat, Vancouver, BC, Canada
[3] Univ British Columbia, Sch Populat & Publ Hlth, Vancouver, BC, Canada
关键词
methionine; cysteine; requirements; indicator amino acid oxidation; infancy; SULFUR AMINO-ACIDS; TOTAL PARENTERAL-NUTRITION; HEALTHY PREGNANT-WOMEN; NEONATAL PIGLETS; INTESTINAL METABOLISM; OXIDATION TECHNIQUE; DIETARY METHIONINE; YOUNG MEN; REQUIREMENT; PROTEIN;
D O I
10.1093/jn/nxaa155
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号
100403 ;
摘要
Methionine is a nutritionally indispensable amino acid, and is unique among indispensable amino acids due to its sulfur atom. Methionine is involved in cysteine synthesis via the transsulfuration pathway, which is rate limiting for the key antioxidant molecule, glutathione. Methionine is also the primary methyl donor in the body through S-adenosylmethionine via the transmethylation pathway, which is involved in the synthesis of several key metabolites including creatine and phosphatidylcholine. Methionine can also be remethylated from homocysteine, in the presence of betaine via choline and/or folate. Thus methionine demands from a dietary perspective are regulated not only by the presence of cysteine in the body, but also by the demands in vivo for the various metabolites formed from it, and also by the presence of these compounds in foods. Indeed, methionine, cysteine, and the various methyl donors/acceptors vary in human foods, and thus regulate methionine availability, especially under conditions of growth and development. Much of our understanding of methionine nutrition and metabolism arises from experiments in animal models. This is because most animal feed formulations are plant-based and plant sources are relatively low in methionine and cysteine amounts. Thus, this brief review will touch on some broad aspects of human methionine nutrition, including requirements in different life stages, disease, and bioavailability, with some examples from the insights/lessons learned from experiments initially conducted in animals.
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