Rassin D K, Sturman J A, Guall G E
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Taurine and other free amino acids have been determined in human milk of a number of other species. Taurine is the most abundant free amino acid in the milk of the gerbil, mouse, cat, dog and rhesus monkey. Taurine is the second most abundant amino acid in the milk of the rat, baboon, chimpanzee, sheep, Java monkey and man. Taurine is not a major constituent in the milk of the guinea pig, rabbit, cow and horse. The milk of each species has a characteristic free amino acid pattern which may be an indication of the relative nutritional importance of these compounds during early postnatal development.
已经对许多其他物种的人乳中的牛磺酸和其他游离氨基酸进行了测定。牛磺酸是沙鼠、小鼠、猫、狗和恒河猴乳汁中含量最丰富的游离氨基酸。牛磺酸是大鼠、狒狒、黑猩猩、绵羊、爪哇猴和人类乳汁中含量第二丰富的氨基酸。牛磺酸不是豚鼠、兔子、牛和马乳汁中的主要成分。每个物种的乳汁都有独特的游离氨基酸模式,这可能表明这些化合物在出生后早期发育过程中的相对营养重要性。