Nutritional Characteristics and Functions of D-Amino Acids in the Chicken

D-Amino acids occur in modest amounts in bacterial proteins and the bacterial cell wall, as well as in peptide antibiotics. Therefore, D-amino acids present in terrestrial vertebrates were believed to be derived from bacteria present in the gastrointestinal tract or fermented food. However, both exo...

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Main Authors: Shozo Tomonaga, Mitsuhiro Furuse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2020-01-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/57/1/57_0190062/_html/-char/en