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Influence of Dipeptide Structure on Hydrolysis by Rumen Fluid and Blood of Sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

M D Mesgaran  and
D S Parker
M D Mesgaran
Affiliation:
Department of Biological and Nutritional Sciences, The University, Newcastle upon \tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
D S Parker
Affiliation:
Department of Biological and Nutritional Sciences, The University, Newcastle upon \tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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The ruminal digestion of protein results in the production of peptides (3) which are an intermediate step in the conversion of ingested protein to ammonia. Low molecular weight peptides can also act as substrate for tissue metabolism (2). While it has been shown that low molecular weight peptides are present in ruminant blood (4), their hydrolysis rate has not been investigated. The following in vitro study was conducted to investigate the disappearance rate from blood and rumen fluid of sheep of two different dipeptides; glycylproline and glycylphenylalanine.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1996 , March 1996 , pp. 177
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1996

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