Life-extending dietary restriction and ovariectomy each increase leucine oxidation and alter leucine allocation in grasshoppers.

This study suggests that the oxidation of branched-chain amino acids may be an underappreciated mechanism underlying lifespan extension.
PMID: 28668481 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Experimental Gerontology - June 28, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hatle JD, Awan A, Nicholas J, Koch R, Vokrri JR, McCue MD, Williams CM, Davidowitz G, Hahn DA Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research