Vitamin E protects chick tissues against ex vivo oxidation of heme protein.
Protection by dietary vitamin E against ex vivo oxidation of heme proteins in liver and heart tissues of chicks was studied. A previously developed assay consisting of deconvoluting spectra obtained from tissue homogenates to measure oxidation of heme proteins proved successful. Compared to liver and heart from chicks fed the basal diet, the tissues from chicks receiving vitamin E exhibited less oxidation.
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Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
De Mulder
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Tappel
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D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D006420:Hemeproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000494:pharmacology*
D006420:Hemeproteins; D014810:Vitamin E