[Determination by 15N tracer kinetics of the half-life of total body protein in premature and mature infants]. 1985

K D Wutzke, and W Heine, and C Plath, and L Krienke

Based on 15N-tracer techniques important data of the intermediary protein metabolism can be assessed by compartment analysis. We calculated the half-life of whole body proteins in five preterm and five full term infants in addition to commonly used parameters of the protein metabolism e.g. protein synthesis rate, protein breakdown rate, N-turnover rate, size of metabolic pool, half-life and reutilization of aminoacid-N and the rate of endogenous urinary-N. The infants were aged 27 +/- 4 and 31 +/- 13 days resp. The half-life of whole body proteins were found to be 7.5 +/- 1.8 days in the premature infants and thus significantly shorter than the 16.0 +/- 3.8 days for the full term infants. The differences in the half-life of protein as well as protein synthesis rate and protein breakdown rate reflect the rapid proteinturnover in premature infants in comparison to full term infants.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007234 Infant, Premature A human infant born before 37 weeks of GESTATION. Neonatal Prematurity,Premature Infants,Preterm Infants,Infant, Preterm,Infants, Premature,Infants, Preterm,Premature Infant,Prematurity, Neonatal,Preterm Infant
D009590 Nitrogen Radioisotopes Unstable isotopes of nitrogen that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. N atoms with atomic weights 12, 13, 16, 17, and 18 are radioactive nitrogen isotopes. Radioisotopes, Nitrogen
D011506 Proteins Linear POLYPEPTIDES that are synthesized on RIBOSOMES and may be further modified, crosslinked, cleaved, or assembled into complex proteins with several subunits. The specific sequence of AMINO ACIDS determines the shape the polypeptide will take, during PROTEIN FOLDING, and the function of the protein. Gene Products, Protein,Gene Proteins,Protein,Protein Gene Products,Proteins, Gene
D001798 Blood Proteins Proteins that are present in blood serum, including SERUM ALBUMIN; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; and many other types of proteins. Blood Protein,Plasma Protein,Plasma Proteins,Serum Protein,Serum Proteins,Protein, Blood,Protein, Plasma,Protein, Serum,Proteins, Blood,Proteins, Plasma,Proteins, Serum
D001823 Body Composition The relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percentage of body fat. Body Compositions,Composition, Body,Compositions, Body
D006207 Half-Life The time it takes for a substance (drug, radioactive nuclide, or other) to lose half of its pharmacologic, physiologic, or radiologic activity. Halflife,Half Life,Half-Lifes,Halflifes
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000596 Amino Acids Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins. Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino

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