Patent ID: 6448028
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A01K,C12N,C12Q,G01N,H01J

Abstract:
A method of assessing a pig's ability to metabolize 3-methyl indole comprising testing a sample from the pig for (a) one or more metabolites selected from the group consisting of 3-OH-3-methylindolenine (HMI); 3-methyloxindole (3MOI); indole-3-carbinol (I-3C); and 2 aminoacetophenone; (b) aldehyde oxidase activity; and/or (c) CYP2A6 activity, wherein (a) the presence of one or more metabolites; (b) high aldehyde oxidase activity and/or (c) high CYP2A6 activity indicates that metabolize 3-methylindole, and high aldehyde oxidase activity and/or high CYP2A6 activity is any activity that is greater than an activity that is correlated with a level of 3-methyl indole in the fat that is greater than about 0.2 mg/kg.