Nitrate synthesis in the germfree and conventional rat.
Metabolic balance studies show that germfree and conventional Sprague-Dawley rats synthesize nitrate. Equivalent results for germfree and conventional rats eliminate the microflora as obligatory components of nitrate production. Nitrate synthesis appears to be a mammalian process.
D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D004064:Digestive System / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005856:Germ-Free Life; D008297:Male; D009566:Nitrates / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000652:urine; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes; D051381:Rats / Q000378:metabolism*; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
D009566:Nitrates; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes