Rats fed diets which contained 15% of casein and 0.620% of methionine with 0.0002, 0.02 and 0.42% of dietary inorganic sulfate had a dietary sulfate-related change in methionine metabolism. Rats fed the diets low in sulfate (0.0002%) had a 35% increase in methionine metabolism compared to rats fed the diets high in sulfate (0.42%). In contrast, rats fed the diet low in sulfate (0.0002%) had the lowest level of tissue S-adenosyl-methionine and the highest activity of phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase activity. Those animals fed the diet normal with respect to sulfate (0.02%) had intermediate levels of S-adenosylmethionine and phenylethanolamine-N-methyl transferase activity. Rats fed the diet high in sulfate (0.42%) had the highest level of tissue S-adenosyl-methionine and the lowest phenylethanol-amine-N-methyl transferase activity. Due to the inverse relationship between S-adenosylmethionine and phenylethanolamine-N-methyl transferase activity, it appears that the catecholamines may function as a methyl sink for the increase in the metabolism of methionine required to provide sulfate for rats fed diets low in sulfate.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-14275 |
| Date | 01 January 1984 |
| Creators | Smith, John T., Acuff, Robert V., Loo, George |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | ETSU Faculty Works |
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