Moderate food restriction suppresses the conversion of L-tryptophan to nicotinamide in weaning rats

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 478-481

  Shibata, Katsumi ^a   Nakata, Chifumi ^a   Fukuwatari, Tsutomu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calorie restriction; Conversion; Growth; Nicotinamide; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); NUTRITION; RATS; SHIP CONVERSION;

CALORIE RESTRICTION; CONTROL GROUPS; FOOD RESTRICTIONS; L-TRYPTOPHAN; NICOTINAMIDE; TRYPTOPHAN; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE SAMPLE;

AMIDES;

RATTUS;

NICOTINAMIDE; NICOTINIC ACID; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; DIET; EATING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; WEANING;

ANIMALS; DIET; EATING; MALE; NIACIN; NIACINAMIDE; RATS; TRYPTOPHAN; WEANING;

EID: 84924627592     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.890025     Document Type: Article

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