Acids and quinine as dietary adulterants. Academic Article

abstract

• Female rats were maintained for 30 days on diets containing various concentrations by weight of quinine or of acetic, butyric, or citric acid. Concentration-dependent undereating and weight loss was induced with dry ground-chow diets containing citric acid (5.25, 10.5, 15.75 or 21%) or with wet-mash diets containing either acetic, butyric (1.75, 3.5, 5.25 or 7.0% for both acids) or citric acid (7.5, 15.0, 22.5 or 30.0%). Wet-mash diets containing quinine (0.08, 0.12, 0.16 or 0.20%) induced initial undereating and weight loss with considerable adaptation (weight gain) after the tenth day. Only butyric acid (all concentrations) induced rumenal ulceration. Both acetic and citric acid appear to be useful alternatives to quinine as dietary adulterants. 1979.

authors

• Wellman, Paul

published proceedings

• Physiol Behav

author list (cited authors)

• Peters, R. H., Wellman, P. J., Gunion, M. W., & Luttmers, L. L.

citation count

• 5

complete list of authors

• Peters, RH||Wellman, PJ||Gunion, MW||Luttmers, LL

publication date

• January 1979

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Physiology and Behavior  Journal

keywords

• Acetates
• Acids
• Animals
• Body Weight
• Butyrates
• Citrates
• Eating
• Female
• Gastric Mucosa
• Quinine
• Rats
• Taste

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0031-9384(79)90256-7

start page

• 1055

end page

• 1059

volume

• 22

issue

• 6

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2F0031-9384%2879%2990256-7