Abstract
Summary
Bicarbonate is a potent inhibitor of a system essential for maintenance of ATP levels that are required for conversion of mevalonic acid to non-saponinable material (largely cholesterol) by liver homogenates. This bicarbonate inhibition, over a narrow range of concentration, is reversed by trypsinized protamine or by amino acids of the urea cycle or by canavanine.
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