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Dynamic slice-selective HP\n                      <jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>\n                      C spectra through the liver were acquired at 3\u00a0T. Signals from [\n                      <jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>\n                      C]GG and its cleavage product [1-\n                      <jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>\n                      C]glycine (catalyzed by \u03b3-glutamyl-transferase or GGT) were quantified. Glycine-to-GG area-under-the-curve (AUC) ratios were calculated. Paired comparisons were analyzed using a two-tailed t-test. Liver histopathology was analyzed after imaging.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      At baseline, HP [\n                      <jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>\n                      C]GG demonstrated detectable\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      hepatic conversion to [1-\n                      <jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>\n                      C]glycine. Following CCl\n                      <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                      -induced injury, glycine production decreased in all animals despite similar substrate delivery. On average, the glycine-to-GG ratio declined by 25% (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.024). Histology confirmed centrilobular necrosis, steatosis, inflammation, and hepatocyte injury, with relative preservation of periportal structures. Ex vivo GGT activity measurements (normalized to tissue mass) were directionally consistent with the imaging findings.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      HP [\n                      <jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>\n                      C]GG MRI detects alterations in hepatic extracellular enzymatic activity following acute injury. 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