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Objective@#This study aimed to investigate the effects of @*Methods@#In this study, 0.1% DMG was supplemented in 20% casein diets that were either folate-sufficient (20C) or folate-deficient (20CFD). Blood and liver of rats were subjected to assays of Hcy and its metabolites. Hcy and its related metabolite concentrations were determined using a liquid chromatographic system.@*Results@#Folate deprivation significantly increased pHcy concentration in rats fed 20C diet (from 14.19 ± 0.39 μmol/L to 28.49 ± 0.50 μmol/L; @*Conclusion@#DMG supplementation exhibited hypohomocysteinemic effects under folate-sufficient conditions. By contrast, the combination of folate deficiency and DMG supplementation has deleterious effect on pHcy concentration.
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Animals , Male , Rats , Biomarkers/metabolism , Chromatography, Liquid , Diet , Dietary Supplements , Folic Acid Deficiency/metabolism , Homocysteine/metabolism , Liver/metabolism , Random Allocation , Rats, Wistar , Sarcosine/metabolismABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The bioavailability of cellobiose (CEB) was investigated with respect to small intestinal digestibility and cecal fermentation in rats. Further, whether small intestinal beta-galactosidase is responsible for the hydrolysis of CEB was examined. METHODS: Ileorectostomized rats were fed diets including 6% CEB or fructo-oligosaccharide with or without 0.1% neomycin in drinking water for 7 d. The fecal excretion of the respective oligosaccharides was determined. In vitro digestion of CEB and lactose was characterized using mucosal enzymes of the small intestine from suckling and adult rats. Cecal fermentation in normal rats fed a control diet or a diet including 3% or 6% CEB for 14 d was examined. RESULTS: The small intestinal digestibility of CEB was 64%, irrespective of the presence of neomycin in drinking water, whereas the digestibility of fructo-oligosaccharide differed significantly between groups administered (26%) or not administered (35%) neomycin. The in vitro digestibility of lactose (62%) and CEB (36%) was three times greater with the enzymes from the suckling rats than with those from the adult rats. Michaelis constant (K(m)) and maximum velocity (V(max)) values for CEB were 25 and 7 times lower, respectively, than those for lactose. Normal rats fed the 6% CEB diet showed a greater cecal organic acid than those fed the control diet, but no differences were observed between those fed the control and 3% CEB diets. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that dietary CEB was extensively digested in the small intestine by beta-galactosidase in rats, leading to complete digestion of CEB when dietary supplementation was limited.
