A Theory of Protein Metabolism in Man
- 1 March 1934
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 20 (3) , 179-183
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.20.3.179
Abstract
From exps. published elsewhere, the following theory of protein metabolism in man is proposed. Most of the protein metabolized in any one day, even when the subject is in N equilibrium and a sufficient quantity of protein is ingested to maintain this equilibrium, is of endogenous origin, in the sense that it is derived not from the ingested protein, but from protein (or its split products) already in the body. Ammonia is one of the sources of urinary uric acid. The specific dynamic action of protein is composed of 2 factors, 1 constant, the other variable; the constant factor is the metabolism of the nitrogen; the variable factor is largely the metabolism of the deaminized residues.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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- On the Specific Dynamic Action of ProteinProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1931