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Relative Concentrations of N15 in Urinary Ammonia N and Urea N after Feeding N15-labeled Compounds

Available data on the isotopic ratio See PDF for Equation of ammonia (r(a)) and that of urea (r(u)) after a single feeding of glycine, aspartic acid, and ammonium citrate are analyzed. From this analysis the following conclusions are drawn. 1. The isotopic ratio See PDF for Equation of ammonia (r(a)) is always higher than that of urea (r(u)) in the initial period after a single feeding of isoto...

RATE OF EXCRETION OF N15 AFTER FEEDING N15-LABELED l-ASPARTIC ACID IN MAN

1. l-Aspartic acid labeled with N(15) was fed to one human adult and six infants, and the total N and N(15) were determined in the urine from time to time. 2. The N(15) concentration (or isotopic ratio) of urinary N reached its maximum in the adult about 2 hours and in the infants about 4 hours after feeding, then fell off logarithmically. 3. Assuming that the N of aspartic acid readily entered...

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