title: Molybdenum requirement of female rats.
abstract: Sixty 3-wk-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups of 10 animals each. Group 1 was fed for 8 wk purified AIN-76A diet (basal diet) containing 0.025 mg molybdenum/kg diet. Groups 2-6 were fed the same basal diet supplemented with sodium molybdate to provide total dietary Mo of 0.050, 0.100, 0.200, 0.400 and 0.800 mg/kg diet, respectively. Molybdenum concentration in liver and brain increased linearly up to the 0.200 mg Mo/kg diet level. Beyond this level, no further significant increase occurred. Dietary Mo of 0.100 mg/kg elevated the Mo concentration in heart to its maximal level. Supplementation with 0.025 mg Mo/kg to a total of 0.05 mg Mo/kg diet significantly increased Mo concentration in spleen and kidney; higher levels of dietary Mo did not result in further significant responses. Molybdenum supplementation significantly increased the activities of xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase (XDH), sulfite oxidase and superoxide dismutase in the liver, and of XDH in small intestinal mucosa. Maximal activities were attained at 0.050, 0.050, 0.200 and 0.100 mg Mo/kg diet, respectively. Dietary Mo of 0.200 mg/kg diet was estimated as the Mo requirement of rats fed the AIN-76A diet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Texas Tech University, Lubbock 79409-1162.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oberleas
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014968:Xanthine Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008982:Molybdenum; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D014968:Xanthine Dehydrogenase