title: Procedures and a computer program for the determination of fractional protein synthetic rates by numerical solution of an implicit equation.
abstract: Fractional protein synthetic rates may be determined in vivo by infusion with a labelled amino acid and measurements of the specific radioactivities of the free and protein-bound amino acid. The calculation requires the solution of an implicit equation which is usually done by the laborious and inaccurate method of interpolation from a series of standard curves. In this report a BASIC computer program (PROSYN) is given which enables a quick and accurate solution by a numerical method. The basis of several solution methods is described; the PROSYN program is capable of using either of two (bracketting and the secant method) of these procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Duggleby
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009124:Muscle Proteins