The Contentious History of Sirtuin Debates

The sirtuins are highly conserved enzyme homologues of the yeast Sir2, with activities of NAD+ dependent deacetylase and/or mono ADP ribosyltransferase. A long line of evidence has implicated sirtuins in regulating the aging process of yeast, worms, flies, and rodents. Moreover, much work has been p...

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Main Authors: Shoshana Naiman, Haim Y. Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rambam Health Care Campus 2012-10-01
Series:Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://rmmj.org.il/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=237