Water-Soluble Vitamins, Part I (Vitamin B12, Folic Acid, Choline, and Para-Aminobenzoic Acid)

1957 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
J R Totter
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Vitamin B12 ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Aminobenzoic Acid

PSVI-20 Updated Amino Acid, Choline, Betaine, Folic Acid, and Vitamin B12 Concentrations in Corn DDGS and Wheat

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 199-200
Author(s):  
Kari Estes ◽  
Zachary Lowman ◽  
Ryan N Dilger ◽  
Thomas Powell
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Vitamin B12 ◽  
The United States ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Poor Growth ◽  
Methyl Donors ◽  
Testing Procedures ◽  
Corn Ddgs

Abstract Choline and water-soluble vitamins are essential nutrients for monogastric species. Choline is involved in cell structure and function making it a crucial nutrient in cognitive, cardiovascular and liver health. Additionally, choline along with methionine, betaine, folic acid and vitamin B12 are considered methyl donors and play important roles in DNA methylation. Choline deficiency symptoms can include fatty liver, neuromuscular issues, poor immune function and poor growth rates which can affect animal production profitability. While the Swine NRC (2012) has set forth dietary requirements, there is a lack of current information related to how the levels of methyl-containing compounds differ in varying ingredients. Improvements in analytical testing procedures, changes to the genetic makeup of crops, and current processing methods collectively influence nutrient concentrations in feedstuffs. The purpose of this project was to sample and analyze numerous samples of corn dried distiller grains with solubles (corn DDGS) and wheat collected in 2019 to permit quantification of choline and other methyl-containing compounds. Thirty-two corn DDGS samples and 23 wheat samples were collected from 12 states within the United States. Samples were then analyzed at Eurofins Scientific (Des Moines, IA) for dry matter, amino acid, choline, betaine, folic acid, and vitamin B12 concentrations. In general, corn DDGS exhibited lower analyzed methyl-containing nutrient concentrations when compared with wheat (Table 1). Methionine and folic acid contents of both ingredients were similar to those reported by the Swine NRC (2012). However, analyzed choline levels were 20% lower for corn DDGS and 18% higher for wheat than those reported by the Swine NRC. The lack of updated information related to choline and betaine in these two feedstuffs would suggest there may be inaccuracies in formulating diets to meet the requirements for optimal growth and health of pigs.

Spectrophotometric Determination of p-aminobenzoic acid via Diazotization and Coupling reaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 5313-5318
Author(s):  
Rana S. Al-Saffar ◽  
Safaa A. Zakaria ◽  
Nabeel S. Othman
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Hydrochloric Acid ◽  
Sodium Nitrite ◽  
Azo Dye ◽  
Coupling Reaction ◽  
Molar Absorptivity ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Good Sensitivity ◽  
Aminobenzoic Acid

A simple and accurate spectrophotometric method to assay p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) has been suggested. The method based on the diazotization of PABA via reaction with nitrite ions which liberated in the medium through the reaction of sodium nitrite with hydrochloric acid, then coupling the dizotised-PABA(D-PABA)with 1-naphthylamine -7-sulphonic acid (1-NASA) to form an intense colored pink azo dye ,it is water-soluble , very stable and has a maximum absorbance at 525 nm. The absorbance was increase with the increasing of PABA amounts in the solution, and the linearity from 2.5 to70 µg in 10 ml (0.25to7 µg.ml-1).The molar absorptivity and Sandell ҆s sensitivity values have been calculated they equal to 3.6057x104 L.mol-1 cm -1 and 0.0037993 µg. cm-2 respectively. The two values above demonstrated a good sensitivity of the suggested method. The method has been used in estimated PABA resulted from analysis of folic acid in tablet.

scholarly journals Effect of methionine on the metabolic fate of liver folates in vitamin B12-deficient rats

1980 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaretha Jågerstad ◽  
B. Åkesson ◽  
C. Fehling
Keyword(s):  
Folic Acid ◽  
Vitamin B12 ◽  
Primary Culture ◽  
Culture Medium ◽  
Folate Metabolism ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Methyl Groups ◽  
Vitamin B ◽  
Metabolic Fate ◽  
Tenfold Increase

1. Hepatocytes isolated from vitamin B12-deficient and vitamin B12-supplemented rats were maintained in primary culture and were used to study the effect of methionine on the metabolism of [3H]folic acid and [5-14C]methyltetrahydrofolic acid.2. Vitamin B12 levels were reduced by approximately 75% in the hepatocytes from the deficient animals. Total folate and methyltetrahydrofolic acid concentrations were also significantly reduced.3. There was no significanct difference in the uptake and retention of added [3H[folic acid and [5-14C]-methyltetrahydrofolic acid between the hepatocytes of the two groups. The incorporation of 14C into phospholipids was reduced by approximately 60% in the vitamin B12-deficient hepatocytes (P < 0.001).4. The addition of methionine to the culture medium doubled the uptake and retention of 3H in both groups, but it did not change the amount of water-soluble 14C Compounds. In the vitamin B12-deficient hepatocytes mainly methylated folate increased, whereas non-methylated folate increased in the hepatocytes of the control animals. A tenfold increase of 14C incorporated into phospholipids was found in both groups after methionine was added.5. Demethylation of methyltetrahydrofolic acid, the intracellular retention of folate and the utilization of liberated methyl groups, for example in the methylation of phospholipids, were highest in the presence of both methionine and vitamin B12 suggesting an intimate co-ordination between these two substances in the regulation of folate metabolism.

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