TABOIASM OF LYSINE 125 or are formed by the intestinal flora. In any case there appears little reason to suppose that decarboxylation is a major pathway of lysine metabolism in the mammalian body, although it cannot be completely ruled out, especially in view of the fact that enzymes, capable of decarboxylating specific ammoacids, have been demonstrated in animal tissues (Blascbko, 1 942a, b).
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