Analysis of Kidney Amino Acids in Iraqi Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles Alchata Bird
Wafaa Barghash Obaid
Nahla A. Al-Bakri
The amine group (NH2) and the carboxyl group (COOH-) are the fundamental components of amino acids. They regulate several essential physiological functions of organisms and are found in all forms of life, including humans, plants, and microorganisms. Furthermore, they serve as vital energy sources and also act as neurotransmitters. An analysis of the kidneys of Pterocles alchata, an Iraqi Pin-tailed sandgrouse, revealed the presence of 18 specific amino acids. The data indicate that there were no significant differences in the total amounts of amino acids among the three renal lobes. The concentrations in the anterior, middle, and posterior lobes were measured to be 14.154±97.273, 12.437±87.255, and 11.882±88.157 correspondingly, with a significance level of p≤0.05. There were considerable variations in the amounts of amino acids among different areas of the kidney. A glutamine, serine, and asparagine surplus was most pronounced in the kidney lobes. Glutamate proportions were 14.38±226.661 in the back lobe, 22.9±231.929 in the middle lobe, and 27.74±261.852 in the front lobe. The statistical significance of these changes was determined using a significance level of p≤0.05.. Applying a probability threshold of p≤0.01, the serine concentrations in the kidney lobes were measured as 29.59±226.65, 17.74±202.183, and 7.71±199.840 in the anterior, middle, and posterior lobes, respectively. The concentration of the amino acid asparagine (Asn) in the anterior lobe was 12.61±153.952, in the middle lobe it was 7.47±135.278, and in the posterior lobe it was 10.23±128.885. These concentrations were observed at a probability threshold of p≤0.05.
Keywords: Pterocles alchata, Kidney, Amino acids