Posted by Larry Hoover on September 21, 2003, at 6:51:28
In reply to Re: NADH methemoglobulin reductase » Lar, posted by tealady on September 20, 2003, at 18:54:35
> Just wanted to add this to the post..forgot it!
> This was the enzyme I was looking for in the pathways that I couldn't find.
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> But I could be barking up the wrong tree.
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> Methemoglobinemia; a description of a case of NADH methemoglobulin reductase deficiency
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7254639&dopt=Abstract&itool=iconabstr
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> I'm hoping NADH may be able to bypass it..well a little hope?
> Not even sure this is what is happening..just grasping for an answer
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> JanIn this case, NADH is a cofactor. The only way it would help is if you were deficient in NADH to begin with (always a possibility, in cases of persistent fatigue). If you truly had this enzyme defect, I'd suspect you'd always be cyanotic, rather than only temporarily after B12 injection.
I know one thing. NADH has really helped me.
Lar
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