Abstract
The following is part of a series of studies on nutritional values of S-Methylcysteine Sulfoxide (Methiin), a sulphur containing amino acid extracted from cabbage. The present paper describes rat response to large doses of Methiin as follows:
(1) Addition of excessive doses of Methiin (4%) to the diet resulted in splenic hypertrophy and anemia. When the Methiin containing diet was reversed to that of basal, splenic hypertrophy and anemia disappeared within a few weeks.
(2) Excessive dietary administration of Methiin to a group of splenoectomized rats resulted in a decrease of erythrocyte counts, haematocrit and haemoglobin.
