Active mammary excretion of N4-acetylated p-aminohippuric acid

Acta Vet Scand. 1969;10(2):193-4. doi: 10.1186/BF03548289.

Abstract

Different excretion patterns were observed for p-amino- hippuric acid and its acetylated metabolite in mammary excretion experiments in goats and cows. The excretion of p-aminohippuric acid conformed to passive diffusion of the non-protein bound and un-ionized fraction (Rasmussen 1958, 1966) as described by Miller et al. (1967). Thus, the p-aminohippuric acid (pKa 3.8) appeared in ultrafiltrates of milk in concentrations 1/4—1/10 of the concentrations in ultrafiltrates of blood plasma. The concentrations of acetylated p-aminohippuric acid (pKa 3.9) in ultrafiltrates of milk were on the other hand equal to or higher than in ultrafiltrates of blood plasma.

MeSH terms

  • Aminohippuric Acids / blood
  • Aminohippuric Acids / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Female
  • Filtration
  • Goats
  • Mammary Glands, Animal / metabolism*
  • Milk / analysis*

Substances

  • Aminohippuric Acids