Elliott & Elliott: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4e
Chapter 19
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A useful review, which discusses amino acid metabolism at the organ level.
Snell, K. (1979). Alanine as a gluconeogenic carrier. Trends Biochem. Sci., 4, 124-8 [DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(79)90442-0].
Reviews the role of muscle in supplying the liver with metabolites for glucose synthesis.
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Straka, J. G., Rank, J. M., and Bloomer, R. (1990). Porphyria and porphyrin metabolism. Annu. Rev. Med., 41, 457-69 [DOI: 10.1146/annurev.me.41.020190.002325].
This review deals with the defects in the enzymes of haem biosynthesis which lead to porphyrias, and the therapeutic uses of porphyrins.
May, B. K., et al. (1995). Molecular regulation of heme biosynthesis in higher vertebrates. Prog. Nucleic Acid Res., and mole bio 51, 1-47 [DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6603(08)60875-2].
A comprehensive review of all aspects including the hereditary diseases.


