8. Is Mitochondrial Glutamine Fermentation a Missing Link in the Metabolic Theory of Cancer?
Published Online: 29 MAY 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118310311.ch8
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management and Prevention of Cancer
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How to Cite
Seyfried, T. N. (2012) Is Mitochondrial Glutamine Fermentation a Missing Link in the Metabolic Theory of Cancer?, in Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management and Prevention of Cancer, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9781118310311.ch8
Publication History
- Published Online: 29 MAY 2012
- Published Print: 8 JUN 2012
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Print ISBN: 9780470584927
Online ISBN: 9781118310311
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Keywords:
- mitochondrial glutamine, whether a missing link in metabolic theory;
- amino acid fermentation in mitochondria, energy through phosphorylation;
- fermentation energy pathways, and cancer cell growth in hypoxic condition;
- gene theory of cancer, defects, causing aerobic glycolysis and metabolic defects;
- cancer cells and insufficient respiration, energy through fermentation
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Amino Acid Fermentation can Maintain Cellular Energy Homeostasis During Anoxia
Evidence Suggesting that Metastatic Mouse Cells Derive Energy from Glutamine Fermentation
Fermentation Energy Pathways can Drive Cancer Cell Viability Under Hypoxia
Competing Explanations for the Metabolic Origin of Cancer
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