Methionine

It is hypothesized that diets deficient in folate, methionine, and vitamins B-6 and B-12 cause DNA hypomethylation and, as a result, increase risk of colorectal cancers. Furthermore, it is propos...

Colorectal Cancer Protective Effects and the Dietary Micronutrients Folate, Methionine, Vitamins B6, B12, C, E, Selenium, and Lycopene

Abstract: The data reported here were obtained from the case-control arm of a large, comprehensive, population-based investigation of colorectal cancer incidence, etiology, and survival, the Melb...

Dietary Intake of Folate, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Genetic Polymorphism of Related Enzymes, and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study in Japan

We investigated associations among intake of folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and polymorphisms of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and methionine synthase (MTR) genes...

The article discusses various theories of heart disease. The ghomocysteiene theory is based on the reality that a dietary imbalance between too much methionine and a lack of methylating nutrients...

Recent studies have focused on establishing a link between the pathogenesis of ethanol and the disruption of metabolic pathways in the liver. Ethanol alters hepatic methionine metabolism, leading...