Dietary Effects of Marine Food Intake on Intestinal and Hepatic Enzyme Activities in Rats

Abstract

Dietary effects of two diets high in protein from two marine species (Haliotis tuberculata and Anemonia viridis) as compared to a high-quality patron protein such as casein (or casein supplemented with olive oil) on intestinal and hepatic enzymes were studied. After 23 days, the two marine species as diet compared to casein increased the disaccharidase and alkaline phosphatase activities. Feeding Haliotis tuberculata meal produced a decrease on intestinal leucine aminopeptidase activity. The hepatic gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase activity decreased slightly in animals fed Haliotis tuberculata meal. Supplementation of casein with olive oil tended to decrease the intestinal and hepatic enzyme activity.

Effect of linseed, rapeseed, and vitamin E long term supplementation on the activity of the lysosomal enzymes in ostrich liver

“…The study of Turek et al (29) demonstrated that linseed oil induced a 15% increase in leucine aminopeptidase compared to corn oil in rat macrophages. Gonzalez et al (11) revealed that supplementation of olive oil tended to decrease the activity of hepatic enzymes in rats.…”