Carcinogenesis. 1999 Mar;20(3):493-7. Promotion of intestinal carcinogenesis by dietary methionine. Duranton B, Freund JN, Galluser M, Schleiffer R, Gossé F, Bergmann C, Hasselmann M, Raul F. The metabolism of the polyamines spermidine and spermine is known to be enhanced in rapidly proliferating cells. Methionine is a precursor of the aminopropyl moieties of these amines. Therefore, [...]
