The Amount of Dietary Methionine Required to Maximize Synthesis of Transmethylated Products Is Higher than That Needed for Protein Synthesis in Neonatal Piglets
These data suggest that protein synthesis should not be used to determine whole-body requirements because more methionine is required to meet nonprotein demands for methionine.
Authors
- Robert F. Bertolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5069-5785)
- Janet A. Brunton
- Mahesha U Asiriwardhana
Institutions
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.09.025
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00