Bioefficacy and Safety Assessment of Protein Isolates Obtained from Nonconventional Sources

Table 5

Renal and hepatic functioning tests of experimental rats.

Diets	Urea (mg/dL)	Creatinine (mg/dL)	Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)
SPI	15.25 ± 0.78	0.32 ± 0.02	40.08 ± 2.69	78.14 ± 4.64	146.12 ± 7.98
FPI	14.98 ± 1.02	0.30 ± 0.02	38.92 ± 2.90	76.48 ± 9.92	144.66 ± 10.90
CPI	14.87 ± 0.78	0.31 ± 0.02	39.36 ± 2.35	77.57 ± 5.74	146.22 ± 6.91
Soy	15.35 ± 0.62	0.33 ± 0.01	38.95 ± 4.81	77.56 ± 3.38	144.75 ± 13.75
Casein	14.85 ± 0.70	0.32 ± 0.03	40.10 ± 2.64	78.45 ± 5.65	145.84 ± 5.52

SPI = Sesame protein isolates. FPI = Flaxseed protein isolates. CPI = Canola protein isolates.