Effects of Nicotinic Acid Deficiency on the Levels of Various Metabolites in the Serum of Quail

Nicotinic acid 결핍이 메추리 혈청의 여러 대사물질 수준에 미치는 효과

Body weight gain in the niadn deficient group of quail was markedly lowered as compared to that of the control group, but heart, kidney and liver weight were slighdy reduced reladve to the body weight. Nicotinic acid deficiency resulted in the significant increase of serum glucose level but the serum cholesterol, albumin and total protein levels were not affected to any extent. Glutamic oxaloacetate iransaminase and glutamic pyruvate transaminase activities were significandy enhanced but alkaline phosphatase and lactic dehydrogenase activities were not influenced. Tryptophan and tyrosine levels were remarkably reduced and a similar observation was also made with aspartic acid, glutamic acid and alanine plus serine. However, the levels of basic amino acids such as arginine, histidine and lysine plus branched chain amino acids such as isoleucine, leucine and valine were not affected.

Nicotinic acid 결핍시 메추리는 심각한 체중의 감소를 보였으며, 심장 및 간의 무게도 약간 감소하였다. 포도당의 농도는 현저하게 증가하였으나 콜레스테롤, 알부민 그리고 총 단백질 양의 변화는 없었다. Glutamic oxaloacetate iransaminase 와 glutamic pyruvate transaminase의 활성은 증가하였으나 alkaline phosphatase와 LDH의 활성은 변화가 없었다. 혈청속의 아미노산중 tryptophan, tyrosine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid 등의 농도는 감소하였으나, arginine, histidine, lysine 등은 변화가 없었다.