RESPONSES OFF THE RAT'S LIVER AND SERUM GLUTAMATE AND ISOC1TRATE .DEHYDROGENASES AND ORNITHINE CARBOMYL- TRANSFERASE TO A HAEMAGGLUTININ FROM LIMA BEAN (Phaseolus lunatus Linn.)

The responses of liver and serum gluta­mate dehydrogenase (CDII; EC 1.4.1.2.), isocitrate (ICDH; 1.1. 1.42) the urea cycle enzyme, ornithine carbamoyltransferase (OCT; 2. 1.3.3) to dietary lima bean haemagglutinin (lectin) were assessed using a total S4 growing rats. GDH ICDH activities in highly significantly (P < 0.001) eleva­ted by haemagglutinin. activi­ties correlated 0.01) with levels positive quadratic fashion as judged their res­pective R2, coefficient multiple deter­mination 0.91 0.95. Liver OCT activity was 0.05) depresse­ed but poorly haemagglu­tinin levels. Activities dehydrogenases altered Although tended increase, such increases however not significant. Serum values 01.05) respective R2 0.71 0.67. veterinary implication is highlighted some remedies suggested.