EFFECTS OF FEEDING X-IRRADIATED PORK TO RATS ON THEIR PYRIDOXINE NUTRITION AS REFLECTED IN THE ACTIVITY OF PLASMA TRANSAMINASES

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1961 · J. Nutrition

OSTI ID:4830282

Brin, M; Ostashever, A S; Tai, M; Kalinsky, H

Pork samples which were x-irradiated at the 1 x (2.79 megarad) and at the 2 x (5.58 megarad) levels and unirradiated pork were incorperated into diets at 35% on a dryweight basis and fed to rats in the following 4 groups: control pork with added pyridoxine (DPO), control pork without added pyridoxine (DPO-PI, 1 x pork without added pyridoxine (DP3-P), and 2 x pork without added pyridoxine (DP-6). Growth was followed for 12 weeks at which time plasmas were submitted for the determination of the alanine and the aspaatic transaminase enzymes. No differences in growth were noted. Although no effect was seen on the activity of the aspartic transaminase, the plasma alanine enzyme was depressed significantiy and increasingly in the DPO-P, DP3-P, and DP6-P groups, respectively. It was concluded that the rats fed the x-irradiated pork were subject to marginal deficiency of pyriodoxine. (auth)

• Research Organization: Food and Drug Research Labs., Inc., Maspeth, N.Y.
• NSA Number: NSA-16-019222
• OSTI ID: 4830282
• Journal Information: J. Nutrition, Journal Name: J. Nutrition Vol. Vol: 75
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

AMINES
DIET
EFFICIENCY
ENZYMES
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF ISOTOPES AND RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
MEAT
RATS
TRANSAMINASES
VITAMIN B-6
VITAMINS
X RADIATION