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NAC serves as a precursor of glutathione and can replenish the intracellular glutathione stores [12].

"On several levels it is part of a long legacy of poetic form in Chicana/Chicano community, the oral tradition, the oral recitation of poetry, declamacion, and serves as a precursor of many poets who would come much later".

CgA is a protein in secretory granules of neuroendoocrine cells that serves as a precursor of several biologically active peptides.

It is produced in large quantities and serves as a precursor of glutamate, the most abundant neurotransmitter in the CNS.

Several isoforms of acute phase SAA are known [8], but only SAA1 (former SAA2) serves as a precursor of amyloid fibrils in mice [9].

OAA serves as a precursor of the biosynthesis of several amino acids including aspartate.

It is possible that WT1 serves as a precursor for each of the smaller transcripts, but this cannot be directly inferred.

Among the various gangliosides, GM3 contains the simplest ganglioside oligosaccharide and it serves as a precursor for most of the more complex ganglioside species (for example, GD3, GM2, GD2, and so on) [ 14].

Arg enters in the urea cycle, and serves as a precursor for the synthesis of a number of important biological molecules including Nitric oxide, and guanidine (Reyes et al., 1994; Wu and Morris, 1998; Wu and Meininger, 2002).

Choline is an essential nutrient that serves as a precursor for the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine, a major constituent of the cell membrane [ 20].

Cholesterol is an important component of cell membrane and also serves as a precursor for the synthesis of steroid hormones and bile acids.