A model was developed in growing piglets to study the use of urinary total sulfur excretion as an indicator of sulfur amino acid (SAA) catabolism and the nitrogen (N)/sulfur (S) balance ratio as an indicator of non-protein SAA storage. The recovery of administrated methionine as urinary total S over 48 hours was 106% in well-nourished piglets, but only 69% in protein malnourished piglets. The N/S balance ratio of protein malnourished piglets was lower than that of well-nourished piglets, and this ratio further decreased after methionine administration. We conclude that in a protein malnourished state, relatively more S than N is retained and a significant portion of the S derived from administrated methionine is retained in non-protein pools. These results demonstrate that urinary total S excretion can provide an accurate measure of SAA catabolism; and the N/S balance ratio can provide valuable information about non-protein SAA storage in growing piglets.

Erratum pasted facing title page. / Bibliography: leaves 177-188. / iv, 188, [32] leaves ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Chemistry, 1997

Bibliography: leaves 167-176. / viii, 176 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / This thesis aims to attach dyes to amino acids in a protein. The study examines the 1,4-addition (Michael type) of the nucleophilic groups present in a protein onto a conjugated alkyne reactive group bound to a dye moiety. The initial studies examine the reactivity of individual amino acids with nucleophilic side chains which are common in proteins towards conjugated alkynes. The second stage of the project requires the synthesis of a series of compounds such as those where a dye is attached to a conjugated alkyne via a spacer unit. The reactivity of these compounds with the individual amino acids is studied, as well as the attachment of compounds of this type to, initially, short peptides, and later to a protein such as wool. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Chemistry, 1997?

Bibliography: leaves 163-172. / vi, 172 leaves ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Organic Chemistry, 1993

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175 leaves ; 26 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.1973) from the Dept. of Organic Chemistry, University of Adelaide

348 leaves : graphs, tables ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Agronomy, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, 1977

Bibliography: leaves 167-176. / viii, 176 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / This thesis aims to attach dyes to amino acids in a protein. The study examines the 1,4-addition (Michael type) of the nucleophilic groups present in a protein onto a conjugated alkyne reactive group bound to a dye moiety. The initial studies examine the reactivity of individual amino acids with nucleophilic side chains which are common in proteins towards conjugated alkynes. The second stage of the project requires the synthesis of a series of compounds such as those where a dye is attached to a conjugated alkyne via a spacer unit. The reactivity of these compounds with the individual amino acids is studied, as well as the attachment of compounds of this type to, initially, short peptides, and later to a protein such as wool. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Chemistry, 1997?

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007. / Prepared for: Dept. of Chemistry. Bibliography: leaf 146.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 2001. / Adviser: David L. Weaver. Submitted to the Dept. of Physics. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-113). Access restricted to members of the Tufts University community. Also available via the World Wide Web;