Is the synthesis of rumen bacterial protein limited by the availability of pre-formed amino acids and/or peptides?

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-176

  Demeyer, Daniel ^a   Fievez, Veerle ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RUMEN MICROORGANISM; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH PH;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; PEPTIDES; RUMEN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1342303696     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20031073     Document Type: Article

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