Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2020, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (5): 923-932.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2020.05.004

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The Metabolic Mechanism and Nutritional Physiological Function of α-ketoglutarate and Its Application in Livestock Production

LI Shuo, ZOU Tiande, WANG Zirui, YOU Jinming*   

  1. Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition/Jiangxi Province Key Innovation Center for Industry-Education Integration of High Quality and Safety Livestock Production, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
  • Received:2019-12-02 Online:2020-05-25 Published:2020-05-16

Abstract: α-ketoglutarate (AKG), an important intermediate in the cycle of tricarboxylic acid (TCA), is a precursor of glutamic acid and glutamine, also the best substitate of glutamine. As a new functional feed additive for animal production, AKG is receiving more and more attention recently due to its good stability and unique nutritional physiological functions, which will be of great significance for the development of ecological health breeding industry. This paper reviews the metabolic mechanism, nutritional physiological function and application of AKG in animal production, which would provide a direction for the further study and rational application of AKG.

Key words: α-ketoglutarate, metabolic mechanism, nutritional function, animal production application

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