Table 3. Effects of dietary L-glutamate supplementation on jejunal mucosa GOT and GPT in weaning piglets (n = 6).
Items | Dietary treatments | SEM | P value | |
Ala | Glu | |||
GOT (U/g of protein) | 46.08 | 55.73 | 2.21 | 0.02 |
GPT (U/g of protein) | 11.76 | 12.46 | 0.91 | 0.72 |
GOT, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase, GPT glutamate pyruvate transaminase.
Ala alanine, Glu L-glutamate. SEM standard error of the means.
Ala was used as the control of isonitrogen balance.