V. K. Thapar ¹, S. K. Munshi ², D. S. Wagle ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, IN
2 Regional Fruit Research Station, Punjab Agricultural University, Abohar 152116, Punjab, IN
3 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar 125004, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The effect of dietary proteins on absorption, transport and storage of vitamin A from the liver has been a subject of investigation for many nutritionists. Early studies,have shown that with a low level of dietary proteins, vitamin A storage in the liver was reduced and the rate at which stored vitamin A depleted was raised. Friend et al Mathew and Beaton, Deshmukh and Ganguly and Frape et al have confirmed these findings.

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T. K. Thapar ¹, S. K. Munshi ², D. S. Wagle ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IN
2 Regional Fruit Research Station, Punjab Agricultural University, Abohar, Punjab, IN
3 Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

A number of contradictory reports have appeared on the effect of protein quality on storage of vitamin A in the liver. The data of Esh et al showed significantly lower liver stores of vitamin A in rats, maintained for long periods on rice, wheat and pulse diets in comparison with those fed casein.

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