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Thiamine metabolism in folate deficient rats

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:6100777
Folate status (FS) and resultant alterations in thiamine status (TS) were evaluated in weanling rats fed either 17% amino acids (RHAA); 14% amino acids (LOGLU); 20% Vitamin Free casein (VFC) + 8% gelatin (HICG); 10% VFC + 4% gelatin + 0.3% methionine (CGM); or 10% VFC + 4 % gelatin (LOCG). Diets were fed with and without 8 mg FA/kg diet. HICG diet contained 54 ug/kg endogenous folate, the CGM and LOCG, 27 ug/kg, RHAA and LOGLU were folate free. FS was assessed by growth rate, hematology, formiminoglutamic acid excretion following a histidine load and tissue folate levels. TS was assessed by determining the fate of oral /sup 3/H-labeled and intravenous /sup 14/C-labeled thiamine over a six hour test period and by measurement of blood transketolase activity (TKA) and TPP effect (TPPE). TKA and TPPE were measured by an enzymatic single-point assay developed during these investigations.
Research Organization:
California Univ., Davis (USA)
OSTI ID:
6100777
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English