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Comparative effects of dietary corn, fish and Krill oils on intestinal glycosylation.
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Biochemistry and molecular biology international [Biochem Mol Biol Int] 1994 Aug; Vol. 33 (5), pp. 1001-10. - Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- Antarctic Krill is considered as a valuable protein resource for animal and human nutrition. Due to the high content of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids of the n-3 family, Krill consumption could be also interesting in cardiovascular diseases. In the search for the demonstration of the absence of toxicity of Krill, we studied the effect of Krill oil, as compared to fish and corn oil, on the rat intestinal fucosylation process at weaning, a very sensitive model of the influence of nutritional factors. Krill oil containing diets were very well tolerated as compared to other currently used oils and induced only slight modification in fucose and mannose proportions in intestinal glycoprotein sugars. These modifications were not reflected in the enzymatic activities involved in the fucosylation pathway. These results confirm the harmlessness of Krill derived products and their possible use in human nutrition.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Body Weight
Corn Oil chemistry
Diet
Fatty Acids analysis
Glycoproteins chemistry
Glycosylation drug effects
Glycosyltransferases metabolism
Hexoses analysis
Intestines enzymology
Intestines growth & development
Male
Organ Size
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Corn Oil pharmacology
Crustacea chemistry
Dietary Fats, Unsaturated pharmacology
Fish Oils pharmacology
Intestinal Mucosa metabolism
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1039-9712
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Biochemistry and molecular biology international
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 7987247