Effect of a 48-day flight on the blood amino acid content of the Saliut-5 crew

Popov, I.G.; Latskevich, A.A.

Kosmicheskaia Biologiia i Aviakosmicheskaia Meditsina 16(2): 14-19

1982


ISSN/ISBN: 0321-5040
PMID: 7070031
Document Number: 190865
The study of the content of 17 amino acids in plasma of the Salyut-5 crewmembers (the first expedition) pre-and postflight demonstrated their time-course changes. This concerns mostly cystine and methionine. It is therefore recommended to improve the cystine and methionine content of space diets and to modify technological procedure of food preservation.

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