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Potassium-Induced Changes in Muscle Free Amino Acid Concentrations in Chicks

Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37901-1071

Two experiments with purified crystalline amino acid diets were conducted to determine the effect of dietary potassium level on chick breast muscle free amino acid concentrations. In both experiments, concentrations of muscle free glutamine, lysine and arginine increased as dietary potassium increased from 0.12 to 0.18% and decreased as dietary potassium exceeded 0.18%. As dietary potassium increased, muscle potassium concentration increased linearly with an equivalent linear decrease in muscle sodium concentration. Peak concentrations of muscle free glutamine, lysine and arginine occurred in muscle with a K⁺:Na⁺ ratio of approximately 1.4. Concentrations of the three amino acids were less in muscle with K⁺:Na⁺ ratios either less than or greater than 1.4. Breast muscle concentrations of free histidine decreased slightly, while muscle free carnosine increased substantially when dietary potassium exceeded 0.18%.

KEY WORDS: • amino acids • glutamine • lysine • arginine • potassium

Manuscript received 11 May 1982.

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