Lac-Phe (N-lactoyl-phenylalanine)

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Sarafan ChEM-H, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Sarafan ChEM-H, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Sarafan ChEM-H, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; The Phil and Penny Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: jzlong@stanford.edu.

Shuke Xiao et al. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Aug.

. 2024 Aug;35(8):758-759.

doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2024.05.007. Epub 2024 Jul 13.

¹ Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Sarafan ChEM-H, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Sarafan ChEM-H, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Sarafan ChEM-H, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; The Phil and Penny Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: jzlong@stanford.edu.

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