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. 2024 Dec;1(2):172-173.
doi: 10.4103/agingadv.agingadv-d-24-00011. Epub 2024 Dec 20.

N-lactoyl phenylalanine suppresses appetite and obesity with important implications for aging and age-related diseases

Antentor Hinton Jr  1 , Kit Neikirk  1 , Han Le  1 , Ashton Oliver  2 , Chanel Harris  2 , Pamela Martin  3 , Amadou Gaye  4
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N-lactoyl phenylalanine suppresses appetite and obesity with important implications for aging and age-related diseases

Antentor Hinton Jr et al. Aging Adv. 2024 Dec.
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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest. Editor note: AHJ is an Editorial Board Member of Aging Advances. The article was subject to the journal’s standard procedures, with peer review handled independently of this Editorial Board Member and their research groups.

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:. LacPhe contributing to weight loss and appetite mitigating effects of exercise (top) and metformin (bottom) through CNDP2.
The exact mechanisms of regulation of appetite neurons remain unclear, the end result is reduced food consumption, leading to lower fat mass and body weight. Created with BioRender.com. CNDP2: Carnosine dipeptidase 2.
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