Table 3.
Effects of Chinese herbal medicine on concentrations of plasma metabolites at pre-infusion period in sheep
| Items | MH-diet | CHM-diet | SEM | P -value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential amino acids, μmol/L | ||||
| Threonine |
258 |
282 |
20 |
0.07 |
| Valine |
268 |
315 |
17 |
0.13 |
| Methionine |
25 |
27 |
2 |
0.52 |
| Iso-leucine |
89 |
109 |
7 |
0.21 |
| Leucine |
129 |
156 |
9 |
0.09 |
| Phenylalanine |
61 |
68 |
4 |
0.06 |
| Histidine |
58 |
64 |
3 |
0.44 |
| Lysine |
112 |
130 |
9 |
0.16 |
| Non essential amino acids, μmol/L | ||||
| Aspartic acid |
7.2 |
8.1 |
1.1 |
0.02 |
| Serine |
141 |
159 |
6 |
0.30 |
| Asparagine |
52 |
60 |
3 |
0.24 |
| Glutamic acid |
78 |
90 |
4 |
0.15 |
| Glutamine |
311 |
349 |
17 |
0.32 |
| Glycine |
467 |
501 |
25 |
0.39 |
| Alanine |
190 |
207 |
9 |
0.08 |
| Tyrosine |
90 |
95 |
7 |
0.37 |
| Tryptophan |
32 |
47 |
4 |
0.34 |
| Arginine |
141 |
149 |
11 |
0.19 |
| Proline |
107 |
124 |
8 |
0.09 |
| Total amino acid |
2616 |
2940 |
268 |
0.07 |
| Urea, mmol/L |
6.5 |
7.2 |
0.8 |
0.10 |
| NEFA, mEq/L | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
MH-diet = mixed hay of orchardgrass and reed canarygrass; CHM-diet = MH-diet supplemented with 2% of Chinese herbal medicine mixture; SEM = standard error of the mean; NEFA = non-esterified fatty acid.