A study of the effect of B vitamins at marginal and optimal levels on nitrogen retention and body composition as influenced by calorie:protein ratio.

Wagle, D. S. and Sreenivasan, A. (1964) A study of the effect of B vitamins at marginal and optimal levels on nitrogen retention and body composition as influenced by calorie:protein ratio. Bulletin of National Institute of Science India, 25. pp. 74-80.

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Abstract

Investigations were carried out with weanling rats to study the effect of B vitamins at minimal and optimal levels·on nitrogen retention and body composition resulting from feeding for 4 weeks a 15% casein diet in which the calorie: protein ratio was modified by the inclusion of cellulose at 30% or raising the protein to 21.5%. It was observed that the gain in weight and deposition of fat in carcass were more with B vitamins supplement at the optimal level and was most in the absence of cellulose in the diet. The increased supplement of B vitamins was found to correct in part the adverse effects of cellulose addition on N rett'ntion. Increases in the contents of nitrogen and in succinoxidase and xanthine oxidase of liver were observed with the higher level of B vitamins. Parallel changes in the quantities of ubiquinone and a-tocopherol were also seen. Cel! ulose incJ usion corrected the contents of total lipids, phospholipids and cholesterol of liver and plasma which showed a tendency to increase with the higher level of B vitamins.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	B vitamins, wheat gluten, egg albumin, nitrogen retention
Subjects:	600 Technology > 01 Medical sciences > 12 Metabolism 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 16 Nutritive value > 04 Vitamins
Divisions:	Dept. of Biochemistry
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	02 Aug 2013 09:20
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2013 09:20
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/2611

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