"Methylmalonic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A malonic acid derivative which is a vital intermediate in the metabolism of fat and protein. Abnormalities in methylmalonic acid metabolism lead to methylmalonic aciduria. This metabolic disease is attributed to a block in the enzymatic conversion of methylmalonyl CoA to succinyl CoA.
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D008764
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.337.540.500
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Inoue-Choi M, Freedman ND, Etemadi A, Hashemian M, Brennan P, Roshandel G, Poustchi H, Boffetta P, Kamangar F, Amiriani T, Norouzi A, Dawsey S, Malekzadeh R, Abnet CC. One-carbon metabolism biomarkers and upper gastrointestinal cancer in the Golestan Cohort Study. Int J Cancer. 2024 Dec 01; 155(11):1944-1957.
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Ajayi OI, Bwayo-Weaver S, Chirla S, Serlemitsos-Day M, Daniel M, Nouraie M, Edwards K, Castro O, Lombardo F, Gordeuk VR. Cobalamin status in sickle cell disease. Int J Lab Hematol. 2013 Feb; 35(1):31-7.
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Guerra-Moreno J, Barrios N, Santiago-Borrero PJ. Severe neutropenia in an infant with methylmalonic acidemia. Bol Asoc Med P R. 2003 Jan-Feb; 95(1):17-20.
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Arinze IJ, Waters D, Donaldson MK. Effect of methylamalonic acid on gluconeogenesis in isolated rat and guinea-pig hepatocytes. Biochem J. 1979 Dec 15; 184(3):717-9.