Chandrasekhara, N. and Rao, M. V. L. and Srinivasan, M. (1968) Influence of dietary protein on the enzyme system synthesising ascorbic acid in the rat. Indian Journal of Biochemistry, 5. pp. 22-24.
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Abstract
The liver concentration of the multlenzyme system convertin4 Ialucuronolactone to ascorbic
acid in the rat increases with the casein content of the diet and reaches a maximum at 10 per cent
level. The quality of the protein has also a profound influence. The liver content of the enzyme
8ystem is very low on diets containing 10 per cent l1elatin, and is enhanced several·fold upon
supplementing adequately with methionine and tryptophan. Althoul1h the activity of the enzyme
system is lower in starved rats than in rats fed a protein-free diet, the urinary excretions are
higher. The probable cause8 for this intriguinl1 observation are dfscu8sed.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | dietary protein, ascorbic acid, multienzyme system |
| Subjects: | 500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 07 Life Sciences > 03 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology > 07 Enzyme Biochemistry 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 16 Nutritive value > 03 Proteins |
| Divisions: | Dept. of Biochemistry |
| Depositing User: | Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2016 10:56 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Jun 2016 10:56 |
| URI: | http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/4420 |
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