The Microbiome, Intestinal Function, and Arginine Metabolism of Healthy Indian Women Are Different from Those of American and Jamaican Women | Zendy

Christina C. Kao | Zendy; Julia Cope | Zendy; Jean W. Hsu | Zendy; Pratibha Dwarkanath | Zendy; Jeffrey M Karnes | Zendy; Ruth Ann Luna | Zendy; Emily B. Hollister | Zendy; M Thame | Zendy; Anura V. Kurpad | Zendy; Farook Jahoor | Zendy

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The Microbiome, Intestinal Function, and Arginine Metabolism of Healthy Indian Women Are Different from Those of American and Jamaican Women

Author(s) -

Christina C. Kao,

Julia Cope,

Jean W. Hsu,

Pratibha Dwarkanath,

Jeffrey M Karnes,

Ruth Ann Luna,

Emily B. Hollister,

M Thame,

Anura V. Kurpad,

Farook Jahoor

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463

H-Index - 265

eISSN - 1541-6100

pISSN - 0022-3166

DOI - 10.3945/jn.115.227579

Subject(s) - arginine , physiology , microbiome , metabolism , gut microbiome , function (biology) , endocrinology , biology , medicine , intestinal microbiome , gerontology , biochemistry , bioinformatics , amino acid , genetics

Indian women have slower arginine flux during pregnancy compared with American and Jamaican women. Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid that becomes essential during periods of rapid lean tissue deposition. It is synthesized only from citrulline, a nondietary amino acid produced mainly in the gut. The gut is therefore a key site of arginine and citrulline metabolism, and gut microbiota may affect their metabolism.

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