Effeccts of feeding different levels of ascorbic acid on the hepatic catalase activity of guinea pig

Date

4-1986

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Chemistry

College

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Nieva T. Librojo

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the effects of short term feeding of 0, 50, 500 and 5000 mg ascorbic acid per kilo-gram diet on the levels of ascorbic acid in the blood and on the hepatic catalase activities of twenty male guinea pigs. Ascorbic acid levels in the blood were observed to increase with the increase in levels of ascorbic acid supplementation. however, addition of 50 mg ascorbic acid per kilogram diet was not enough to cause a significant change in the ascorbic acid levels. The addition of 500 and 5000 mg ascorbic acid caused a significant increase in the levels of ascorbic acid in the blood. A higher level of ascorbic acid such as 5000 mg AA/kg diet was necessary to cause a considerable decrease in the specific catalase activity. But in all the levels of ascorbic acid used no significant effect was observed on the catalase activity in terms of the weight of protein obtained in the liver homogenate and the body weight. With the addition of 500 and 5000 mg AA/kg diet catalase activity per liver weight and catalase activity per liver weight and per bodyweight seem to decrease.

Language

Filipino

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

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Document Type

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