Open AccessDaily requirement for total sulfur amino acids of chronically undernourished Indian men
Author(s) -
Anura V. Kurpad,
Meredith M. Regan,
Sureka Varalakshmi,
Justin Gnanou,
Ver R. Young
Publication year - 2004
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/80.1.95
Subject(s) - methionine , cystine , leucine , amino acid , zoology , medicine , chemistry , endocrinology , biology , biochemistry , cysteine , enzyme
Earlier studies of the requirement for total sulfur amino acids (SAAs; methionine in the absence of cystine) in healthy, well-nourished Indians indicated a value of 15 mg.kg(-1).d(-1), but it is unknown whether this estimate is applicable to chronically undernourished subjects.
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