05/28/2019 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers from the Kyoto Prefectural University in Japan examined the amino composition of dietary protein to determine if it modulates the oxidized/reduced state of plasma albumin in rats. Their study, which demonstrated the effects of protein quality, was published in the journal Nutrition Research.
Based on their findings, the researchers concluded that dietary protein with a high cystine content maintains plasma mercaptalbumin levels in rats fed low-protein diets.
Journal Reference:
Kuwahata M, Kobayashi Y, Wada Y, Aoi W, Kido Y. DIETARY CYSTINE IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN PLASMA MERCAPTALBUMIN LEVELS IN RATS FED LOW-PROTEIN DIETS. NUTRITION RESEARCH. August 2018;56:79–89. DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2018.04.019
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