Open AccessLysine requirements of healthy adult Indian subjects receiving long-term feeding, measured with a 24-h indicator amino acid oxidation and balance technique
Author(s) -
Anura V. Kurpad,
Meredith M. Regan,
Tony Raj,
Antoine E. El-Khoury,
Rebecca Kuriyan,
Mário Vaz,
Deepak Chandakudlu,
Veena G Venkataswamy,
Sudhir Borgonha,
Ver R. Young
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/76.2.404
Subject(s) - lysine , leucine , zoology , chemistry , amino acid , medicine , biochemistry , biology
The mean lysine requirement of healthy Indian subjects was estimated from short-term experimental diet periods to be 29 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1), which is higher than the 1985 FAO/WHO/UNU upper requirement of 12 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1).
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