Table 5.
Effect of parity group on concentrations of glycans, intermediates from carbohydrate metabolism as well as purines, pyrimidines, and their derivatives in porcine colostrum.1
| Metabolite, mg/L | Group A | Group B | Group C | SEM | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glycans and intermediates from carbohydrate metabolism | |||||
| Galactose | 851 | 800 | 845 | 26.33 | 0.358 |
| Galacturonic acid | 13.6 | 19.0 | 16.7 | 1.82 | 0.123 |
| Lactose | 14.9 | 20.8 | 18.3 | 1.99 | 0.123 |
| Ribose | 14.1 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 1.54 | 0.919 |
| Sialyllactose | 2,281 | 2,565 | 2,015 | 276 | 0.432 |
| d-Fructose-6-phosphate | 1.82 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 0.54 | 0.810 |
| Galactose-1-phosphate | 5.62 | 4.00 | 4.82 | 0.82 | 0.371 |
| Glucose-1-phosphate | 3.44a | 2.30b | 2.79ab | 0.32 | 0.059 |
| Glucose-6-phosphate | 2.60 | 3.29 | 3.07 | 0.92 | 0.857 |
| Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate | 0.26b | 1.60a | 0.15b | 0.24 | 0.003 |
| d-Mannose-6-phosphate | 1.53 | 1.80 | 1.40 | 0.38 | 0.768 |
| Phosphoenolpyruvic acid | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.365 |
| 6-Phosphogluconic acid | 14.4 | 13.5 | 10.4 | 1.97 | 0.305 |
| d-3-Phosphoglyceric acid | 4.51 | 4.76 | 3.23 | 0.66 | 0.251 |
| Pyruvic acid | 1.26a | 1.21ab | 0.83b | 0.14 | 0.081 |
| Ribose-5-P | 6.45 | 8.38 | 6.17 | 0.99 | 0.298 |
| d-Sedoheptulose-7-phosphate | 3.38 | 3.88 | 3.14 | 0.58 | 0.686 |
| Purines, pyrimidines, and derivatives | |||||
| Deoxyguanosine | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.010 | 0.004 | 0.842 |
| Guanosine | 2.39 | 1.68 | 2.34 | 0.39 | 0.399 |
| Hypoxanthine | 1.60 | 1.15 | 1.49 | 0.45 | 0.767 |
| Inosine | 5.35 | 4.30 | 5.51 | 1.34 | 0.799 |
| Thymine | 0.086 | 0.068 | 0.042 | 0.021 | 0.345 |
| Thymidine | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.596 |
| Uracil | 9.16 | 6.77 | 10.9 | 4.76 | 0.853 |
| Uridine | 6.22 | 9.60 | 7.03 | 2.75 | 0.653 |
| Adenosine-3,5-cyclic-monophosphate | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.046 | 0.858 |
| Adenosine-5-monophosphate | 3.25 | 2.40 | 2.68 | 0.77 | 0.720 |
| Cytidine-5-monophosphate | 1.15 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.16 | 0.659 |
| Guanosine-3,5-cyclic-monophosphate | 2.75 | 2.11 | 2.64 | 0.75 | 0.816 |
| Guanosine-5-diphosphate | 16.6 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 2.73 | 0.791 |
| Guanosine-5-monophosphate | 13.9 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 1.68 | 0.369 |
| Inosine-5-monophosphate | 1.78 | 1.21 | 0.81 | 0.49 | 0.345 |
| Uridine-5-diphosphate | 14.4 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 1.70 | 0.512 |
| Uridine-5-monophosphate | 506 | 520 | 545 | 77.9 | 0.932 |
Values are least squares means ± pooled SEM.
a,bMeans without a common superscript differ (P ≤ 0.05).
1Parity group A = parity 1 and 2 (n = 8); parity group B = parity 3 and 4 (n = 6); parity group C = parity 5 and 6 (n = 6).