• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.1674-1680
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• 2000

A study was conducted to compare the feeding value of urea treated and untreated mustard straw (MS) for sheep. Treated MS was prepared by adding urea-N at 1.84% and followed by packing in a pit silo for 21 days. Two groups of six empty Avikaline ewes were fed untreated (UTMS) and treated (TMS) mustard straw along with 200 g concentrate per head daily for 90 days. Untreated MS had 0.41% N and the urea treatment increased its N value to 1.58 %. The cell wall constituents were decreased in the TMS except for cellulose which remained unaffected. Dry matter intake of TMS was consistently higher than that of UTMS. Digestibility of DM, OM and fibre fractions of MS improved by the urea treatment. Ewes in both groups were in positive N balance while % N retention was lower in UTMS (26.30%) than in TMS (52.14%). The TMS fed group on average consumed 30.2 g DM, 2.9 g digestible crude protein and $0.2MJ\;DE\;per\;kg\;BW\;day^{-1}$ and maintained their weight whereas, the UTMS fed ewes lost weight. The VFA concentration in rumen liquor was higher in TMS than in UTMS. Total-N, ammonia-N and TCA-precipitable-N were also higher in TMS fed ewes. Blood glucose concentrations in the two groups were similar at initiation of the study. However the glucose concentration of UTMS fed group was significantly (p<0.01) lower than those fed UTMS at the termination of the study. Urea-N concentration was also higher in TMS fed group after 90 days of feeding period. It is concluded that urea treatment of MS improved N value of MS from 0.41% to 1.58% along with sizable improvement in nutritive value and in conjunction with 200 g concentrate, TMS can serve as maintenance ration for sheep. ($ME_{lakt}/ME_{m}=1.46$).

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2017

본 연구는 요소비료를 처리할 때 가수분해가 일어나 암모니아로 휘산되어 손실되는 것을 억제하기 위한 목적으로 목초액이 요소분해에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 하였다. 기존에 수많은 요소분해 합성억제제들이 개발 또는 탐색되어 왔으나, 토양 또는 환경 별로 효과가 일정치 않고 합성물질의 경우 환경에 미치는 영향을 고려해야 한다는 점 등 때문에 그 사용이 제한되고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 친환경 농업자재인 목초액이 토양 중 요소분해에 미치는 영향을 요소분해효소(urease)활성 억제효과를 통해 평가하였다. 목초액은 식물 urease와 미생물 urease 활성저해 효과뿐만 아니라 다양한 urease complex가 존재하는 토양 urease에도 저해효과를 보였다. 이러한 요소분해효소의 저해는 jack bean urease 반응속도를 측정한 결과 non-competitive inhibition으로 판단된다. 또한 목초액을 요소와 함께 토양에 처리하였을 경우 토양 내 요소분해작용을 억제하였다. 이를 통해 목초액을 요소 비료와 같이 처리할 경우 식물에 공급되는 질소의 효율을 증진시킴과 동시에 토양에 공급되는 질소비료의 총량을 절감하여 친환경 농업에 도움이 될 것으로 판단된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.93-100
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• 1988

In order to understand the regulation of glutamate dehydrogenase(GDH) synthesis in Brevibacterium flavum, we have isolated a mutant lacking NADP-linked GDH activity by ethlmethane sulfonate treatment. The $gdh^-$ mutant was grown on the minimal plate with 1mM ammonium chloride and not that with 300mM ammonium chloride. The cell-free extracts from $gdh^-$ mutant and prototroph were also examined with glutamine synthetase(GS) and glutamate synthase (GOGAT) production by niteogen sources. The growth of $gdh^-$ mutant in presence of 20mM ammonium chloride means that GOGAT synthesis is sufficient to allow growth in this condition. GS production of $gdh^-$ mutant as well as parental strain was induced by 1mM urea and ammonium tartrate, but it was repressed by higher concentration of ammonia, and also induced by 20mM to 50mM glutamate as a substrate. It was special attention that GOGAT synthesis from $gdh^-$ strain was more repressed by higher concentration of ammonia than prototroph as described in E. coli system.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제62권2호
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• pp.43-47
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• 2019

Hyperammonemia can be caused by several genetic inborn errors of metabolism including urea cycle defects, organic acidemias, fatty acid oxidation defects, and certain disorders of amino acid metabolism. High levels of ammonia are extremely neurotoxic, leading to astrocyte swelling, brain edema, coma, severe disability, and even death. Thus, emergency treatment for hyperammonemia must be initiated before a precise diagnosis is established. In neonates with hyperammonemia caused by an inborn error of metabolism, a few studies have suggested that peritoneal dialysis, intermittent hemodialysis, and continuous renal replacement therapy (RRT) are effective modalities for decreasing the plasma level of ammonia. In this review, we discuss the current literature related to the use of RRT for treating neonates with hyperammonemia caused by an inborn error of metabolism, including optimal prescriptions, prognosis, and outcomes. We also review the literature on new technologies and instrumentation for RRT in neonates.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.213-218
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• 1988

Forty eight growing bulls of two breed types(red Sahiwal and white Kilari), fed rice straw, were allocated to nine treatment groups: 1. Control straw (CS) 2. Urea upgraded straw (UUS) 3. UUS + 0.25 kg coconut cake (CC) 4. UUS + 0.75 kg CC 5. UUS + 0.25 kg rice bran (RB) 6. UUS + 1.00 kg RB 7. UUS + 0.25 kg RB + 0.25 kg CC 8. UUS + 1.00 kg RB + 0.25 kg CC 9. CS + 1.00 kg RB + 0.25 kg CC Liveweight gain was measured weekly during 15 weeks and tested in three analyses of variance. The results are: Urea upgraded straw produced a liveweight gain $180g.d^{-1}$ higher (P <0.01) than control straw. The groups supplemented with 0.25 kg coconut cake and 1.00 kg rice bran showed an increase of $100g.d^{-1}$ (p < 0.05) over the unsupplemented groups. No interaction between straw upgrading and supplementation was present (P > 0.10). Both rice bran and coconut press cake, supplemented to upgraded straw at a level of 0.25 kg, did not increase liveweight gain (P>0.05), but 1.0 kg rice bran increased gain by $90g.d^{-1}$ (P<0.05). A supplement of 0.75 kg coconut press cake to upgraded straw increased liveweight gain by $160g.d^{-1}$ compared with 0.25 kg or 0.00 kg coconut cake supplement (P<0.05). There were no significant differences between breed types (P>0.10) or interactions between breed and the other two main treatments (upgrading and supplementation). It was concluded. that both urea upgrading and supplementation of rice straw increase animal performance. The effect of urea upgrading was the same for both supplemented and unsupplemented animals. There was no indication of a nonlinear effect of supplements on growth.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.77-84
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• 1989

Twenty-four Hereford steers, 22 months old and a mean liveweight (${\pm}\;s.e.$) of $250\;{\pm}\;7\;kg$ were used in an experiment to evaluate over 42 days two rates of copra meal supplementation to cattle on a low N ($8.6\;{\pm}\;0.9$ g N/kg dry matter (DM)), low digestible ($45\;{\pm}\;5.2%$ DM) native pasture hay. Steers given the two rates (500, 1000 g/steer/day; i.e. 500C, 1000C) were compared to steers on a non-supplemental diet and to the effects on steers of supplemental urea (30g/steer/day; 30U) or with copra meal (500 g/steer/day; 500C.U), or of cottonseed meal (500 g/steer/day; 500S). Liveweight change was increased (P<0.01) by all of the supplements except by supplemental urea. The most effective treatment, 1000C, increased significantly (P<0.01) liveweight change (946 g/day) in steers above all supplements except those steers given 500C.U (718 g/day). Hay intake per unit liveweight was increased (P<0.05) by 7% by the 30U and 500C.U treatment, and by 9% by 500C; this group having the highest supplements, being greatest (P<0.05) for the 1000C group (6.0 g feed intake/g gain) and least for the 500S supplemented group (11.5 g/g gain). Efficiency was lowest (18.6 g/g gain) for the non-supplemented steers on the basal hay diet. Copra meal N was less degradable (i.e. 29%) in nylon bags over 15 hours in the rumen than was cottonseed meal N (37%), and rumen ammonia concentrations were lower (P<0.05) in cattle supplemented with copra meal (25, 27 mg N/L) than in cattle given urea (36 mg N/L) or cottonseed meal (39 mg N/L). It is concluded that copra meal at a daily rate of 500 g/head, and with rumen soluble nitrogen from urea, is an effective supplement for improving growth of cattle on a low quality forage.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.1102-1108
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• 2000

An experiment was conducted as a Latin square design with four rumen fistulated local yellow cattle with a mean live weight of 230 kg. The treatments were: $(CLM_0)$ urea-treated rice straw ad libitum plus 1 kg cassava root meal (basal diet), $(CLM_{500})$ basal diet plus 500 g cassava leaf meal, $(CLM_{1000})$ basal diet plus 1,000 g cassava leaf meal, and $(CLM_{1500})$ basal diet plus 1,500 g cassava leaf meal. The results showed that there were differences in dry matter intake of urea-treated rice straw between treatments (p<0.05). The highest total dry matter intake was observed for treatment $CLM_{1500}$, with 2.62 kg DM/100 kg LWt/day, followed by treatments $CLM_{1000}$, $CLM_{500}$ and $CLM_0$, with 2.42, 2.00 and 1.86 kg DM/100 kg LWt/day, respectively. The ruminal ammonia concentration on treatment $CLM_{1500}$ was greater than on treatments $CLM_{1000}$, $CLM_{500}$ and $CLM_0$. There were non-significant differences in the ruminal pH among the treatments. The in sacco degradability of cassava leaf meal and cassava root meal was high, and on average 75 and 85% respectively of the DM had disappeared after 24 h of incubation. Degradation rate of urea treated rice straw was 64% after 72 h of incubation.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.112-116
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• 2021

Hyperammonemia is mainly caused by diseases related to liver failure. However, there are also non-hepatic causes of hyperammonemia, such as urinary tract infection (UTI) due to urease-producing organisms. Urease production by these bacteria induces a hydrolysis of urinary urea into ammonia that can cross the urothelial cell membrane and diffuse into blood vessels, leading to hyperammonemia. Delayed diagnosis and treatment of hyperammonemia can lead to lethal encephalopathy that can cause brain damage and life-threatening conditions. In the presence of obstructive uropathy, UTI by urease-producing bacteria can lead to more severe hyperammonemia due to enhanced resorption of ammonia into the systemic circulation. In this report, we present a case of acute severe hyperammonemic encephalopathy leading to brain death due to accumulation of ammonia in blood caused by Morganella morganii UTI in a 10-year-old girl with cloacal anomaly, causing obstructive uropathy even after multiple corrections.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.513-520
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• 2006

본 연구는 monosodium glutamate의 부산물인 condensed molasses solubles (CMS)가 반추가축의 질소 공급원으로서 반추위 미생물 단백질 합성에 미치는 영향을 in vitro 실험을 통하여 조사하였다. 실험 1에서는 반추위 미생물에 대한 질소 공급원으로서 CMS의 가치를 요소와 비교하였고, 실험 2는 미생물의 생성양이 최대가 되는 시간대를 조사하기 위하여 수행하였고, 실험 3에서는 실험 1과 2에서 배양 후 실시된 원심분리 (1000g×5분)에 의해 생성된 침전물이 총 질소의 공급양과 측정된 질소양에 차이를 발생시킴에 따라 침전물의 성분을 조사하고자 수행하였고, 실험 4는 배양 2시간대에서 CMS와 요소로부터 발생되는 암모니아의 발생양을 조사하기 위하여 수행하였다. 이상의 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 반추위 미생물태 질소 합성량은 CMS/당밀 처리구 (7.79mg/100ml)와 요소/당밀 (7.61mg/100ml)의 처리구간에 유의적인 차이는 없었지만 CMS/당밀의 처리구가 암모니아태 질소의 함량을 유의적으로 감소시켰다. 2. CMS/당밀 처리구의 암모니아태 질소 함량과 pH는 당밀/요소 처리구보다 유의적으로 감소하였다. 하지만 미생물태 질소의 양은 처리구간에 차이가 없었다. 최대 미생물의 성장률은 배양 후 10시간에서 발생하였다. 3. 당밀 대신 100% 수용성인 설탕을 이용하였을 경우에도 침전물이 발생하여 침전물이 당밀에 의한 것이 아님이 확인되었고, 또한 배양 시간이 짧았을 경우 (2시간) 질소의 손실양도 상대적으로 크게 감소하여, 총 질소의 공급양과 측정된 질소양의 차이는 침전물에 박테리아가 포함되었기 때문인 것으로 조사되었다. 4. 배양 2시간 동안 CMS로부터 발생되는 암모니아의 생성속도는 요소로부터 발생되는 속도보다 유의적으로 빠르게 나타났다. 본 실험의 결과 CMS는 반추위 미생물 단백질을 합성하는 데 있어 최소한 요소의 가치를 지니고 있음이 조사되었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제54권10호
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• pp.425-428
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• 2011

Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency is well known as the most common inherited disorder of the urea cycle, and 1 of the most common causes of hyperammonemia in newborns. We experienced a case of a 3-day-old boy with OTC deficiency who appeared healthy in the first 2 days of life but developed lethargy and seizure soon afterwards. His serum ammonia level was measured as > $1,700{\mu}g/dL$ (range, 0 to $45{\mu}g/dL$). Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in the mode of continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration was immediately applied to correct the raised ammonia level. No seizure occurred after the elevated ammonia level was reduced. Therefore, CRRT should be included as 1 of the treatment modalities for newborns with inborn errors of metabolism, especially hyperammonemia. Here, we report 1 case of successful treatment of hyperammonemia by CRRT in a neonate with OTC deficiency.