Bulletin of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan
Online ISSN : 1881-1272
Print ISSN : 0375-8397
ISSN-L : 0375-8397
Studies on Vitamin B2 Complex
IV-Effect of Carbohydrate on Vitamin B2 Deficiencies
Ume TANGE
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1939 Volume 15 Issue 5 Pages 85-91

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1. Lactose had an unique effect on the nutrition of rats. None of the lactosefed rats developed dermatitis, but cataract. The animals continued to grow even on the entire B2 deficiency. Vitamin B6, flavin or filtrate factor separately administered did not give any appreciable improvement on either growth or cataract. When all three factors, B6, flavin, and filtrate factor, were supplied, a definite effect on growth was produced and slower development of cataract was brought about.
2. The rats fed on the corn-starch diet failed to grow and developed alopecia unless flavin and filtrate factor were supplied. Vitamin B6 had little effect on improvement of the growth rate. This factor appeared to be present in the starch. When fed on the corn-starch diet containing 5% cane molasses, the rats maintained themselves at 70g for a prolonged period and developed severe alopecia and sore eyes, but no cataract.
3. When sucrose was used as the basal carbohydrate, earlier and severer development of dermatitis and growth failure occurred unless vitamin B6, flavin and filtrate factor were supplied. No cataract appeared on this diet. Apparently sucrose is completely free from all three factors and is therefore the carbohydrate of choice for the study of the vitamin B2 deficiency.
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