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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2011; 17(20): 2465-2472
Published online May 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i20.2465
Figure 1
Figure 1 Nutrient disturbances, a potential link between alcohol metabolism and histone modifications in alcohol-induced liver disease. SAM: S-adenosylmethionine; NAD+: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; HAT: Histone acetyltransferase; HDAC: Histone deacetylase; ALD: Alcohol-induced liver disease.
Figure 2
Figure 2 S-adenosylmethionine metabolism in alcohol-induced liver disease. Effects of alcohol are indicated by dotted arrows; a: Methionine adenosyltransferase; b: Enzymes involved in transmethylation reactions; c: S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) hydrolase; d: Cystathionine-β-synthase; e: Betaine homecysteine methyltransferase; f: Methionine synthase; g: glutamate-cysteine synthetase; h: Glutathione (GSH) synthetase. SAM: S-adenosylmethionine; THF: Tetrahydrofolate.