EFFECT OF RAW LEGUME DIETS ON INTESTINAL-ABSORPTION OF D-GALACTOSE BY CHICK

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 36  (1) , 89-92
Abstract
The effect of 4 raw legume diets on the intestinal absorption of D-galactose and O2 consumption were studied in chick. Field beans (Vicia faba), soybeans (Glycine soja), bitter vetch (V. ervilia) and navy beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) were used. The intestinal absorption was determined by in vivo and in vitro techniques. In vivo only navy beans and soybeans inhibit intestinal transport of D-galactose while in vitro all the diets do. O2 consumption by intestinal rings increases in chicks fed a bitter vetch diet.