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Excretion of purine derivatives by ruminants. Effect of microbial nucleic acid infusion on purine derivative excretion by steers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. Verbic ,
X. B. Chen ,
N. A. MacLeod  and
E. R. Ørskov
J. Verbic
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB, UK
X. B. Chen
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB, UK
N. A. MacLeod
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB, UK
E. R. Ørskov
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB, UK
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Summary

Two steers totally nourished by intragastric infusion of volatile fatty acids and casein were given an abomasal infusion of a microbial protein preparation (Pruteen) at eight rates with a purine input ranging from 0 to 170 mmol/day over 11 successive 5-day periods. The urinary excretion of purine derivatives relative to the purine input was measured. Negligible amounts of xanthine plus hypoxanthine were present in the urine. The relative contributions of allantoin and uric acid to the total excretion were not affected by the rate of purine infusion. Total purine derivative excretion (uric acid and allantoin) was linearly correlated with purine input. Recovery in the urine of the infused purines was 0·77. It is suggested that utilization of exogenous purines may only occur in the intestinal mucosa and that the remaining purines may be completely converted, before entering the liver, to uric acid and allantoin, which are subsequently eliminated by the renal and extrarenal routes. The differences between cattle and sheep in excretion of purine derivatives, and the implications of these differences for the use of purine excretion values in order to estimate microbial protein supply to the ruminant, are discussed.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 114 , Issue 3 , June 1990 , pp. 243 - 248
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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