Cysteic Acid in Dietary Keratin is Metabolized to Glutathione and Liver Taurine in a Rat Model of Human Digestion
Poultry feathers, consisting largely of keratin, are a low-value product of the poultry industry. The safety and digestibility of a dietary protein produced from keratin (KER) was compared to a cysteine-supplemented casein-based diet in a growing rat model for four weeks. KER proved to be an effecti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Nutrients |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/2/104 |