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Dietary L-homoserine spares threonine in chicks.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19474159     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Four chick bioassays were conducted to evaluate the threonine (Thr) replacement value of l-homoserine (HS). Growth rate was increased (P < 0.05) by dietary addition of 800 mg l-HS/kg diet to a purified diet severely deficient in Thr or by the addition of 800 or 1000 mg of l-HS/kg diet to a corn-peanut meal diet distinctly deficient in Thr. The addition of an isomolar level of alpha-ketobutyrate, a catabolic product of both Thr and HS, did not elicit a response. Standard-curve methodology predicted a Thr replacement value of 38 +/- 9% for HS. Interactions (P < 0.01) were observed in assays 2 and 4 between dietary Thr adequacy and 800 or 1000 mg l-HS/kg supplementation. Thus, HS improved growth performance when added to a Thr-deficient diet (0.46 g Thr/100 g diet), but it decreased growth performance when added to the same diet containing surfeit Thr (0.80 g Thr/100 g diet). The results indicate that low levels of HS elicit a growth response in young chicks fed Thr-deficient diets.
Authors:
Kasey I Bryant; Ryan N Dilger; Carl M Parsons; David H Baker
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-05-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of nutrition     Volume:  139     ISSN:  1541-6100     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Nutr.     Publication Date:  2009 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-06-22     Completed Date:  2009-07-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404243     Medline TA:  J Nutr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1298-302     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61802, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animal Feed*
Animals
Arachis hypogaea
Chickens / growth & development,  metabolism*
Diet
Homoserine / metabolism*,  pharmacology*
Threonine / deficiency*,  metabolism*
Weight Gain
Zea mays
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
498-19-1/Homoserine; 72-19-5/Threonine

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