Amino acid nutrition and metabolism in domestic cats and dogs
Abstract Domestic cats and dogs are carnivores that have evolved differentially in the nutrition and metabolism of amino acids. This article highlights both proteinogenic and nonproteinogenic amino acids. Dogs inadequately synthesize citrulline (the precursor of arginine) from glutamine, glutamate,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-022-00827-8 |