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Net protein utilization determined by rat bioassay of a protein hydrolysate and a diet for children with phenylketonuria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Elisabeth Kindt ,
Halvor Holm ,
Sverre Halvorsen  and
Sverre O. Lie
Elisabeth Kindt
Affiliation:
Paediatric Research Institute, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
Halvor Holm
Affiliation:
Institute for Nutrition Research, School of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
Sverre Halvorsen
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Ullevål Sykehus, University of Oslo, Norway
Sverre O. Lie
Affiliation:
Paediatric Research Institute, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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1. In a previous study (Kindt et al. 1983, 1984) it was assumed that a protein hydrolysate, devoid of phenylalanine, together with intact protein as given to children with phenylketonuria (PKU), was equivalent to egg or milk protein. One group of children was given this ‘PKU protein’ in amounts corresponding to the Joint FAO/WHO ad hoc Expert Committee (1973) recommendations. The results indicated that the Joint FAO/WHO ad hoc Expert Committee (1973) recommended levels of protein intake were marginal.

2. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate whether the quality of the protein hydrolysate, together with intact protein (‘PKU protein’), is equivalent to egg or milk protein. This was done using a rat bioassay. Four protein sources were used: (1) egg protein, (2) protein hydrolysate, (3) protein hydrolysate diluted with non-essential amino acids, (4) protein hydrolysate mixed with food proteins (‘PKU protein’), comparable with the diet previously used (Kindt et al. 1983, 1984).

3. The results indicated that the ‘PKU protein’ was of very high qua1ity: net protein utilization (NPU) > 90. The protein hydrolysate alone and the protein hydrolysate diluted with non-essential amino acids gave a NPU > 80.

4. The conclusion drawn from the present study is that the ‘PKU protein’, as used in the treatment of children with PKU, is equivalent to egg or milk protein. This supported the view that the Joint FAO/WHO ad hoc Expert Committee (1973) recommended levels of intake were marginal.

Type
Papers of direct relevance to Clinical and Human Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 54 , Issue 2 , September 1985 , pp. 349 - 353
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1985

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