• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.828-833
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• 2017

Objective: The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different methionine (Met) sources on production performance, reproduction performance, egg quality and serum biochemical indices in broiler breeders. Methods: After receiving a basal diet (containing 0.25% Met) for a 2-wk pretreatment period, a total of 360 39-wk-old Lingnan yellow broiler breeders were randomly allocated to four treatments with six replicates each (15 birds per replicate). Breeders were fed with basal diets (control) or diets supplemented with DL-methionine (DLM), DL-2-hydroxy-4-methylthio butytric calcium (MHA-Ca) and coated DL-Met (CME) respectively. Results: The results showed that CME supplementation promoted laying rate and decreased feed-to-egg ratio (F/E) (p<0.05), DLM and MHA-Ca supplementation decreased F/E (p<0.05) when compared with control group. The rate of fertility, hatchability and birthrate were higher (p<0.05) in DLM, MHA-Ca, and CME groups than control group. Compared with control group, CME increased the eggshell thickness (p<0.05); MHA-Ca improved the eggshell thickness, shell ratio and eggshell strength (p<0.05). Results also showed that CME elevated the concentration of total protein in serum (p<0.05); MHA-Ca improved the concentration of calcium in serum (p<0.05). The concentration of serum uric acid in DLM, MHA-Ca, and CME groups was lower than that in control group (p<0.05). Besides, CME had higher concentrations of serum taurine, cysteine and cystanthionine (p<0.05) while MHA-Ca and DLM promoted the serum taurine concentration (p<0.05) compared with control group. Conclusion: Based on the results, it was concluded that Met supplementation could enhance the production and reproduction performance as well as the antioxidant status and egg quality of broiler breeders. In terms of improving the production performance, reproduction performance and antioxidant performance, CME was superior to DLM and MHA-Ca; but in regard to the enhancement of eggshell quality and serum Ca concentration, MHA-Ca was superior to DLM and CME.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.140-146
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• 1992

$^{99m}Tc-Methionine$ complexes from enantiomeric and racemic methionines were prepared controlling reaction parameters such as pH and the concentration of stannous chloride. Some radiochromato-graphic systems were also examined to determine the labelling yields of $^{99m}Tc$ complexes. The best resolutions of $^{99m}Tc$ complexes were obtained at ITLC-SA developed with acetone and paper chromatography with n-butanol saturated with 0.3N HCI. In the former system, $HR-{99m}Tc$ and $^{99m}Tc-methionine$ complex remained at origin, while $^{99m}TcO_4^-$ moved with Rf value of 1.0. In latter process, $HR-^{99m}Tc$ stayed at the origin, while $^{99m}TcO_4^-\;and\;^{99m}Tc-methionine$ complexes moved with Rf value of 0.5. By combining of two chromatographic systems, the contents of three $^{99m}Tc$ species were calculated easily. $^{99m}Tc$ Labelling from enantiomeric and racemic methionines had little differences and the optimal condition was found at pH 9.00 and the molar ratio of methionine to stannous chloride of 24:1. The yields of $^{99m}Tc$ complexes from D-, L-, and DL-methionines were 87.6%, 94.1%, and 97.9%, respectively. The results indicated that methionine containing relatively hydrophobic methylthio group $(-SCH_3)$ would be labelled with $^{99m}Tc$ by stannous chloride method.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.35-40
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• 1973

Though many papers have reported the nutrition value of Chlorella their results are all different because of the differences in processing method. To investigate its processing and nutrition value we provided the white rats with the Chlorella that were treated with boiling methanol. The results obtained in this investigation are summarized as follows: Two groups. which were fed with 20% Chlorella protein and 10% Chlorella plus 0.37% $_{DL}-methionine$ gained less weight than the 10% egg protein group but equaled the 20% egg protein group in weight gain. The digestion rates calculated from ordinary N-balance method were 83.6% for 20% Chlorella, 81.7% for 10% Chlorella, and 84.9% for 10% Chlorella plus methionine group. This value is lower than 20% Egg (93.8%) and 10% Egg group (89.6%) Biological values from this method were 78.3% for 20% Chlorella and 79.1% for 10% Chlorella group, being lower than 20% Egg (85.2%), 10% Egg (93.2%). But the biological value of 10% Chlorella group was markedly enhanced to 92.2%, a value comparable to that of 10% Egg group, by adding methionine.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.42 no.12
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• pp.2076-2081
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• 2013

The objective of this study is to investigate the gastric emptying and gastrointestinal transit improvement effect of DL-methionine methylsulfonium chloride (MMSC) in functional dyspepsia animal models. Cisplatin causes nausea, vomiting, and inhibition of gastric emptying. Rats were divided into four groups: G1 (normal group), G2 (gastric emptying induced by cisplatin), G3 (gastric emptying induced by cisplatin with itopride 30 mg/kg pretreatment), and G4 (gastric emptying induced by cisplatin with MMSC 4 mg/kg pretreatment). Immediately after an oral administration of a liquid meal (phenol red), delayed gastric emptying was induced by cisplatin (10 mg/kg (i.p.)). After 20 min in the cisplatin administration, the animals were sacrificed. In rats treated with cisplatin, the gastric emptying rate was significantly reduced. On the other hand, MMSC reversed the reduction of gastric emptying induced by cisplatin. And also, MMSC caused to travel FITC-dextran more significantly longer distance than the control, which is based on the values of the mean geometric center in the atropine driven delayed gastrointestinal transit animal models. Furthermore, MMSC drastically increased the gastrointestinal transit in rats, considerably increased the values of the mean geometric center (MGC), compared to the control, which was comparable to that of mosapride. These results suggest that MMSC could be an effective component for the treatment of functional dyspepsia.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.10 no.2_3
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• pp.15-19
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• 1966

In order to find 2-(5-nitro)furylacrylic acid derivatives possessing antimicrobial activity, nine new 2-(5-nitro)furylacrylamino acids were synthesized which were obtained by the action of 2-(5-nitro)furylacryla chloride on amino acids, such as $_{L}$-phenylalanine, glycine, $_{L}$-isoleucine, $_{L}$-glutamic acid, $_{DL}$-methionine, $_{L}$-threonine, $_{L}$-valine, $_{L}$-tryptophan and $_{DL}$-alanine, according to Schotten-Baumann method. These compounds generally showed a good bactericidal and bacteriostatic activity against Bacillus subtilis but were less effective against staphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris and Escherichia coli. Of the above nine compounds, 2-(5-nitro)furylacryl glycine exhibited a good bactericidal activity.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.171-175
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• 1983

This paper reports new phosphonamide derivatives which contain diethyl aminomethylphosphonate, diethyl DL-1-aminobenzylphosphonate and 6-aminopenicillanic acid; N-(ethyl phthalimidomethylphosphonyl)-L-methionine methyl ester, N-(ethyl phthalimidomethylphosphonyl)-L-valine ethyl ester, N-[ethyl N-(methoxycarbonylmethyl)benzylphosphonamido]-2-phthalimidoacetamide, N-[ethyl N-(diethyl phosphonylbenzyl)methylphthalamido] phthalimide, N-[ethyl {ethyl N-(diethyl phosphonylbenzyl)aminomethylphosphonamido} phosphonylmethyl] phthalimide, N-[ethyl N-(diethyl phosphonylbenzyl)methylphosphonamido]-2-phthalimidoacetamide, N, N'-bis (ethyl phthalimidomethylphosphonyl)ethylene diamine, 6-(ethyl DL-1-aminobenzylphosphonamido) penicillanic acid, ethyl N-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl)-1-aminobenzylphosphonamide, ethyl N-(diethyl phosphonylbenzyl)aminomethylphosphonamide and N,N'-bis (ethyl aminomethylphosphonyl) ethylene diamine.

• Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.141-146
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• 1990

12 crossbreed boars received 4 rations containing varying levels of lysine and DL-methionine. The results obtained from this study are summarized as follows ; 1. Semen volume, total sperm number of the treatment B, C and D were increased significantly (p<0.05) as compared with the treatment A but abnormal sperm percent of treatment B and C was decreased significantly (p<0.05) as compared with A. Sperm number and sperm mortility were not different from treatments. 2. Amino acids contents of sperm plasma were not different from treatments.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.177-184
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• 1982

Studies were carried out to investigate the optimal culture conditions for the production of penicillinase using a strain of Streptomyces sp. isolated from soil, YS-40. Among the carbon and nitrogen sources, glucose and L-asparagine increased the peniciilinase production. The addition of M $n^{＋＋}$, $Ca^{＋＋}$ and L $i^{＋}$ increased the enzyme production, but depressed by F $e^{＋＋＋}$, F $e^{＋＋}$, $Mg^{＋＋}$, Z $n^{＋＋}$, A $g^{＋＋}$, $Ba^{＋＋}$ and S $n^{＋＋}$. L-Leucine slightly increased the enzyme production but L-histidine, L-methionine depressed. Among the vitamins riboflavine, i-inositol, hesperidine, niacin-amide, biotin, folic acid, DL-$\alpha$-lipoic acid increased the enzyme formation. The addition of cephradine, cephalexin, ampicillin, cloxacillin more increased the enzyme formation than that of other$\beta$-lactam antibiotics and antibiotics. Optimal pH and temperature on the enzyme formation was pH 7.0 and 28$^{\circ}C$ respectively Amount of the enzyme production reached at maximum with incubation for 3 days on the optimal condition.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.41-47
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• 1995

This experiments was designed to evaluated the chemical components and nutrition of Aspergillus fumigatus cells. This dried fungal mycellia was consist of crude protein 48.5%, crude lipid 2.9%, carbohydrate 44.7% and total ash 3.4%, respectively. The major fatty acid of total lipid were 27.9% of linoleic acid, 24.6% of oleic acid, 15.4% of palmitic acid and 10.6% of linolenic aicd. Amino acid analysis indicated that the protein was rich in aspartic acid, glutamic acid, leucine, lysine but poor in cystein, methionine, histidine. The fungal cake of Aspergillus fumigatus, when dried and specially processed, has been found to serve as a source of protein in place of soybean meal in the diet of experimental mice. Animal were fed a control diet first, and an incease in weight proved the formulation to be satisfactory. At the end of a 30-day period, the experimental mice showed increases in weight comparable to those of the control animals. The net protein efficiency ratio for the control diet was 3.42$\pm$0.15 and the fungal protein and succinylated fungal protein with DL-methionine they were 3.12$\pm$0.39 and 2.98$\pm$0.06 respectively. This supports the view that dried and succinylated fungal protein can be substituted as a protein source.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.185-191
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• 1997

This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of a low-protein diet supplemented with DL-methionine plus L-cystine (Met + Cys) on the growth performance and fat accumulation of female broiler chicks during the growing period (3-6 wks old). A low-protein diet (17% CP; 3,200 ME kcal/kg) was supplemented with Met + Cys (1.1 : 1.0) at levels 0.75, 0.94, 1.25, 1.31 or 1.50% of diet, respectively. Another diet with 21% CP and 3,200 ME kcal/kg served as the control group. All essential amino acids were adjusted to meet the National Research Council (1984) requirement for chicks. Feed and water were given ad libitum. Body weight of the chicks fed the low-CP diets supplemented with Met + Cys were heavier than those of the control birds. Feed conversion ratio and feed intakes were not significantly different between and among the treatment groups. Similary, abdominal fat content was not significantly different among the various treatments except that of the chicks fed the low CP diet with 1.25% Met + Cys which was higher than that of the control group. Fatty acid synthetase (FAS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) activities and carcass protein content were not influenced by dietary treatments. Carcass fat content was lowest in chicks fed low CP diet with 0.75% Met + Cys and highest in the group that received 1.50% Met + Cys supplementation. Liver triglyceride increased as Met + Cys supplementation level increased. Various lipid fraction concentrations (cholesterol ester, free cholesterol, and phospholipid) in the serum went up as Met + Cys increased up to 1.25% after which it levelled off. Results of this experiment suggest that it is possible to reduce dietary protein level from 21% to 17% for growing broiler chicks by the supplementation of Met + Cys when other EAA were sufficient.