Abstract
Incubations of bovine intestinal mucosa were characterized for location of maximal uptake of amino acid, steady-state accumulation time of the amino acids, methionine and lysine. Photomicrographs validated that cattle intestinal mucosa was isolated by the technique described. Methionine and lysine uptake was expressed as micromoles of amino acid per milliliter of cell water. The most active site of methionine and lysine uptake was the mid-ileum, while the proximal jejunum was the least active site. Both methionine and lysine uptake showed high correlation relative to intestinal region. Methionine uptake was shown to be saturated with concentrations greater than 1 mM. Lysine transport appeared to be approaching saturation at concentrations between .5 mM to 1 mM, revealing that cattle intestinal mucosa has a lower transport capacity for lysine than methionine. These results indicate the usefulness of a technique through which substrate uptake (amino acid, carbohydrate, etc.) can be characterized in cattle small intestine.
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