STUDIES ON THE THIAMINE DEFICIENCY DUE TO BACTERIAL THIAMINASE I

INVESTIGATIONS ON INTESTINAL CONTENTS

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In patients suffering from thiaminase disease, thiaminase was found in the lower half of the alimentary canal, i.e. from the lower part of the small intestine to the rectum, and thiamine was present less in amount there. A very small portion of the ingested thiamine could be found in feces. The content of ammonia-like nitrogen in the feces was much higher in the patients, compared with that in normal subjects. Particular subjects only can be afflicted temporarily with thiaminase disease by oral administration of Bacillus thiaminolyticus.