Effect of an Elemental vs a Complex Diet on L‐Citrulline Production From L‐Arginine in Rat Isolated Enterocytes

Abstract

L-Glutamine favors the synthesis of L-citrulline from L-arginine in isolated enterocytes, probably via an increase in CP production. Changing the diet composition, from a complex to an elemental diet, results in an alteration of the enterocyte capacity to synthesize L-citrulline from L-arginine, irrespective of the rhythm of delivery.