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Metabolism of leucine by the isolated perfused goat udder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Eddy Roets ,
Anne-Marie Massart-Leën ,
Georges Peeters  and
Roger Verbeke
Eddy Roets
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Veterinary Faculty of the University of Ghent, Casinoplein 24, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
Anne-Marie Massart-Leën
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Veterinary Faculty of the University of Ghent, Casinoplein 24, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
Georges Peeters
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Veterinary Faculty of the University of Ghent, Casinoplein 24, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
Roger Verbeke
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Chemical Analysis of Food of Animal Origin, Veterinary Faculty of the University of Ghent, Casinoplein 24, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Summary

Seven lactating goat mammary glands from 6 goats were perfused for several hours in the presence of [U-14C]L-leucine (4 experiments) or [2-3H; l-14C]DL-leucine (3 experiments) and received adequate quantities of glucose, acetate and amino acids. Radioactivity in casein was mainly recovered in leucine and 90% of casein leucine was derived from free plasma leucine. About 64% of the leucine molecules were used for casein synthesis. Up to 12% of the molecules were channelled into lipid synthesis, while the remaining (up to 24%) were metabolized to CO2. From the 3H/14C ratio of casein and casein leucine, it was calculated that 70–80% of the leucine molecules were reversibly transaminated before their incorporation into milk protein. However, only 4–8% of the plasma leucine molecules were transaminated during passage through the udder. Different pools for oxidation and for protein synthesis may be present in the goat mammary gland.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 50 , Issue 4 , November 1983 , pp. 413 - 424
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1983

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