Brunger, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, shares senior authorship of the study with Burton Dickey, MD, a professor of pulmonary medicine at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and Manfred Frick, PhD, a professor of medicine at Ulm University in Germany
Homocysteine accumulates in the blood when there is inadequate folate and/or vitamin B 12 for effective functioning of the methionine synthase enzyme (see Function)
Nitric oxide functions as an important messenger molecule involved in cellular communication and vascular regulation
Still, its important to note that B vitamins, especially vitamin B5, are beneficial for healthy adrenals by boosting function and promoting healing
His father served as a state senator and later became a pastor