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WHEAT BRAN'S EFFECT ON DIGESTIVE ENZYME ACTIVITY AND BILE ACID LEVELS IN RATS
Author(s) -
SHEARD NANCY F.,
SCHNEEMAN BARBARA O.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1980.tb07581.x
Subject(s) - lipase , bran , amylase , chymotrypsin , trypsin , pancreas , digestion (alchemy) , triacylglycerol lipase , digestive enzyme , enzyme , food science , chemistry , biology , medicine , biochemistry , endocrinology , raw material , organic chemistry , chromatography
Rats were fed either a fiber‐free control diet or a diet containing 5% wheat bran. After 10 days the total activity of lipase, amylase, trypsin, and chymotrypsin, and total protein were elevated in pancreatic tissue. Activity per mg protein of lipase and amylase was also elevated in the pancreas. However, there were no differences in activity of these enzymes nor in bile acid levels in the small intestine after consuming a meal. Wheat bran may alter pancreatic secretion or absorption of digestion products leading to adaptive changes in the pancreas.