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  • Title: Characteristics of L-citrulline transport across rat small intestine in vitro.
    Author: Vadgama JV, Evered DF.
    Journal: Pediatr Res; 1992 Oct; 32(4):472-8. PubMed ID: 1437402.
    Abstract:
    The amino acid L-citrulline is an important intermediate of urea cycle and a key precursor for arginine biosynthesis. We have examined the characteristics of citrulline transport across the everted sacs of the rat small intestine. Our studies suggest that the optimal site of citrulline absorption is middle to lower ileum. It shows active transport, and this transport is predominantly Na+ dependent. Its uptake is significantly inhibited by ouabain, dinitrophenol, sodium azide, and sodium cyanide. Kinetic estimation reveal an apparent substrate concentration at 1/2 maximum velocity of 4.10 +/- 0.86 mM and a Vmax of 18.7 +/- 1.66 mumol/g wet weight tissue/30 min. Analog inhibition studies suggest that citrulline may share the neutral brush border system described for the mucosal brush border membranes of the rabbit jejunum or a system analogous to system ASC described for nonepithelial cells and for basolateral membranes of certain epithelia. In conclusion, the rat small intestine has developed a specific carrier-mediated, Na(+)-dependent pathway for citrulline absorption.
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